| Title | Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis. | | Author(s) | Tajirian AL, Malik MK, Robinson-Bostom L, Lally EV | | Institution | Department of Dermatology, Brown Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA. | | Source | Clin Dermatol 2006 Nov-Dec; 24(6):486-92. | | Abstract | Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis is a rare granulomatous disease of unknown etiology, characterized by cutaneous nodules and destructive arthritis. Skin lesions can cause significant deformity, and approximately half of affected patients develop a severe disabling arthritis. The disease is often associated with malignancy; however, the paraneoplastic nature of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis is not established. The diagnosis is confirmed by the presence of oncocytic ("ground-glass") histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells on histopathology of the cutaneous nodules and the synovial membrane. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 17113966 |
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