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Articles tagged with "papules"

Case Study in Dermatology: Tender Papules on Elbows, Hands in RA

Drew Kurtzman, MD, & Timothy McCalmont, MD, with Ruth Ann Vleugels, MD, MPH, & Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc  |  

The Case A 41-year-old woman was referred to the dermatology clinic for a three-month history of tender lesions on her elbows and around the joints of her hands. Her medical history was notable for seropositive, non-erosive rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which was being treated with 5 mg pred­nisone daily, 10 mg methotrexate weekly by mouth, 200…