Erythema elevatum diutinum-a solitary lesion in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis*

Abstract

Erythema elevatum diutinum is a rare disease of unknown aetiology. It is usually symmetrical with multiple lesions. An association with rheumatoid has previously been reported. We report a case of atypical erythema elevatum diutinum affecting the right elbow of a female patient with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.

Clinical and histopathological spectrum of cutaneous vasculitis in rheumatoid arthritis

“…As listed in Table 2, the histological features of cutaneous vasculitis in RA overlapped both the characteristics of cutaneous necrotizing venulitis and the characteristics of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa. 21 Cutaneous necrotizing venulitis in RA patients with various cutaneous manifestations is well-recognized, [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] but cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa-like vasculitis has rarely been reported.…”

Erythema elevatum diutinum as a first clinical manifestation for diagnosing HIV infection: case history

“…1 EED has been described in association with numerous hematological abnormalities, especially myelodysplasia, myeloproliferative alterations, multiple myeloma, 3,11 cryoglobulinemia 12 and immunoglobulin G (IgG) or immunoglobulin A (IgA) paraproteinemias. [13][14][15] There have also been reports of associations with rheumatic arthritis, 3,16,17 prostate carcinoma, 3,18 testicular lymphoma, 3 celiac disease, 19 Crohn's disease, 20 relapsing polychondritis 21 and, more recently, with HIV infection. [22][23][24][25] Among young males, exacerbated clinical states with nodular lesions seem to be correlated with HIV infection, in contrast with the clinical picture observed for the general population.…”

Erythema Elevatum Diutinum in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Patient

“…Improvement of symptoms may result by treatment of an underlying cause or infection [8]. EED has been reported to occur in conjunction with www.icjournal.org various hematological abnormalities including myelodysplasia, myeloproliferative alterations, multiple myeloma [3,9], cryoglobu linemia [10], rheumatic arthritis [3,11,12], prostate carcinoma [3,13], testicular lymphoma [3], celiac disease [14], Crohn's disease [15] and relapsing polychondritis [16].…”