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Case Reports
. 2017 Aug;32(8):955-956.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4031-0. Epub 2017 Mar 13.

Painful Plantar Lesions: An Unusual Presentation for Rheumatoid Nodules

Pablo Del Barrio-Díaz  1 , Sergio González  2 , Cristián Vera-Kellet  3   4
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Painful Plantar Lesions: An Unusual Presentation for Rheumatoid Nodules

Pablo Del Barrio-Díaz et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: nodule; painful; plantar; rheumatoid arthritis; rheumatoid nodules.

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The authors declare that they do not have a conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Nodules on the heels.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Granuloma with a central area of necrosis (black arrow) surrounded by palisading epithelioid macrophages (yellow arrow) enclosed by granulation tissue (blue arrow).
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