Bilateral epibulbar rheumatoid nodulosis: case report

A 64-year-old woman with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis developed painless bilateral episcleral rheumatoid nodules without any flare-up of her associated disease. Biopsy of the lesions disclosed a lymphocytic and plasmacytic infiltration within the conjunctiva, overlying palisading granulomas w...

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Published in:Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia 2006-05, Vol.69 (3), p.439
Main Authors: Santos, Namir Clementino, de Sousa, Luciene Barbosa, Trevisani, Virginia Fernandes Moça, Rigueiro, Moacyr Pezzati, de Freitas, Denise
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Antirheumatic Agents - therapeutic use
Cyclophosphamide - therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Rheumatoid Nodule - diagnosis
Rheumatoid Nodule - drug therapy
Scleritis - diagnosis
Scleritis - drug therapy
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Summary:A 64-year-old woman with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis developed painless bilateral episcleral rheumatoid nodules without any flare-up of her associated disease. Biopsy of the lesions disclosed a lymphocytic and plasmacytic infiltration within the conjunctiva, overlying palisading granulomas with multinucleated giant cells, and central necrobiotic degeneration of the collagen of the episclera and superficial sclera. The rheumatologic designation for the development of groups of nodules in inactive rheumatoid arthritis is rheumatoid nodulosis.
ISSN:0004-2749