Ulceration of the Skin in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- 1 December 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Acta Rheumatologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 1 (1-4) , 113-118
- https://doi.org/10.3109/rhe1.1955.1.issue-1-4.12
Abstract
Summary Among about 2,000 cases of rheumatoid arthritis twelve cases were found in which single or multiple ulcerations of the skin were present. These ulcerations were mostly located in the lower part of the leg. The development had been preceded by an oedema. Varicose veins were present in only one case. The ulcers were torpid and histologically there are signs giving cause to suppose that the origin of these features is a cutaneous rheumatic nodule in connection with grave inflammatory changes in the blood vessels.Keywords
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