Sivridis E, Kouroupi M, Koukourakis MI, Arelaki S, Lyratzopoulos N, Giatromanolaki A. Rheumatoid nodules in thyroid gland parenchyma as an expression of rheumatoid arthritis: a case report.
J Med Case Rep 2019;
13:159. [PMID:
31133043 PMCID:
PMC6537448 DOI:
10.1186/s13256-019-2113-9]
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Abstract
Background
The rheumatoid nodule is the most common extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis. When present, it is readily identified in conventional hematoxylin and eosin sections.
Case presentation
We report a case with several rheumatoid nodules in a thyroid gland of a 33-year-old Greek woman with a 3-year history of rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate, after having total thyroidectomy for hypothyroidism.
Conclusion
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that rheumatoid nodules have been encountered in the thyroid gland.
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