Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis Presenting with Papulonodular Skin Lesions and Arthritis Mutilans

Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis is a rare multisystem disorder of unknown etiology that is characterized by erosive polyarthritis and papulonodular lesions on the skin, mucous membranes, and internal organs. We report the case of a 54-year-old female who was misdiagnosed as having rheumatoid arthritis and underwent numerous joint replacement surgeries for progressively destructive arthritis in her hands, shoulders, hips, and knees. The patient finally received a diagnosis of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis after histopathological examination of the patient’s left knee arthroplasty which revealed a diffuse histiocytic infiltrate, multinucleated giant cells, and finely granulated eosinophilic cytoplasm with a ground-glass appearance..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2013

Enthalten in:

Case Reports in Rheumatology - (2013)

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Raya Saba [VerfasserIn]
Shawn G. Kwatra [VerfasserIn]
Bishwas Upadhyay [VerfasserIn]
Aibek E. Mirrakhimov [VerfasserIn]
Farah N. Khan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

doi:

10.1155/2013/201563

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ000913537