Rheumatoid nodulosis: Is it a different subset of rheumatoid arthritis?

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 296-305

  Maldonado, Irama ^e   Eid, Hala ^a   Rodriguez, Graciela R ^b   Rillo, Oscar L ^c   Barcat, Jose A ^c   Reginato, Antonio J ^a,d  

^a Department of Anesthesiology   (Argentina)

^b Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^c Tornu Hospital   (Argentina)

^d Division of Rheumatology   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Cholesterol arthritis; Palindromic rheumatism; Rheumatoid nodules; Rheumatoid nodulosis

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COLCHICINE; ETANERCEPT; GOLD; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLAMINE; PREDNISOLONE; URATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BONE CYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GOUT; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID NODULE; RHUMATOID NODULOSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE; XANTHOMATOSIS;

EID: 0141923752     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000090260.82835.64     Document Type: Article

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