RHEUMATOID NODULES

SUMMARY

1. Areas of fibrinoid necrosis with a characteristic histologic appearance.

2. Initiated by small-vessel vasculitis.

3. Common sites: proximal ulna, olecranon bursa, tendons, pressure areas of hands and feet, lungs, pleura, pericardium, myocardium, vocal cord.

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