Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis: The long course of a rare disease

Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis is a rare systemic disease. The patients usually develop an erosive polyarthritis in a few years. The most effective treatment is still unclear due to the few reports published of this disease. We report a case of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis with clinical, h...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of rheumatology 2002, Vol.31 (2), p.107-109
Main Authors: RIOS BLANCO, Juan José, BARBADO HERNANDEZ, Francisco Javier, GOMEZ CEREZO, Jorge, SUAREZ GARCIA, Inés, CONTRERAS RUBIO, Félix, VAZQUEZ RODRIGUEZ, Juan José
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cyclophosphamide - therapeutic use
Finger Joint - diagnostic imaging
Finger Joint - pathology
Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell - diagnostic imaging
Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell - drug therapy
Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell - pathology
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use
Macrophages - pathology
Male
Medical sciences
Radiography
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
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Summary:Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis is a rare systemic disease. The patients usually develop an erosive polyarthritis in a few years. The most effective treatment is still unclear due to the few reports published of this disease. We report a case of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis with clinical, histopathologic and immunohistochemical study. The patient was treated with cyclophosphamide and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs with an infrequent long-term survival.
ISSN:0300-9742
1502-7732
DOI:10.1080/03009740252937658