Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis with pulmonary involvement

Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis (MRH) is a rare and possibly devastating systemic disorder characterized by tissue infiltration by histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells. The disease commonly involves the skin, joints, and mucous membranes, with the rare involvement of other organ systems. We...

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Published in:Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2003-12, Vol.49 (6), p.1125-1127
Main Authors: Bogle, Melissa A., Tschen, Jaime A., Sairam, Shrilekha, McNearney, Terry, Orsak, Glenn, Knox, John Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
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Arthritis - etiology
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell - pathology
Humans
Lung Diseases - etiology
Male
Medical sciences
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Summary:Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis (MRH) is a rare and possibly devastating systemic disorder characterized by tissue infiltration by histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells. The disease commonly involves the skin, joints, and mucous membranes, with the rare involvement of other organ systems. We describe a patient with MRH presenting with papules and nodules on both hands and a rapidly progressive arthritis who may have had pulmonary involvement of the disease.
ISSN:0190-9622
1097-6787
DOI:10.1016/S0190-9622(03)00036-7