Necrobiotic palisading suture granulomas simulating rheumatoid nodule.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Five patients without clinical evidence of rheumatic disease developed postoperative periarticular suture reactions featuring necrobiotic granulomas histologically similar to rheumatoid nodules. Suture granulomas are to be included in the differential diagnosis of palisading granulomas simulating rheumatoid nodule.
Medical subject headings
- Granuloma
- Rheumatoid Nodule
- Sutures