Polyarthritis with cutaneous mucinosis and intrasynovial mucin deposits

P Chazerain; E Palazzo; F Bouscarat; M Grossin; C Picard; O Meyer; S Belaich; M F Kahn

Polyarthritis with cutaneous mucinosis and intrasynovial mucin deposits

Rev Rhum Engl Ed. 1997 Oct;64(10):582-5.

Authors

P Chazerain¹, E Palazzo, F Bouscarat, M Grossin, C Picard, O Meyer, S Belaich, M F Kahn

Affiliation

¹ Rheumatology Department (1), Bichat Teaching Hospital, Paris, France.

PMID: 9385696

Abstract

We report the first case of cutaneous and articular mucinosis with presence of mucin deposits within the synovium in an HIV-positive patients. Presentation was asymmetric polyarthritis, and subcutaneous nodules developed two months later. Treatment was with hydroxychloroquine. The outcome of both the skin and joint lesions was favourable.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
Arthritis / complications*
Arthritis / drug therapy
Arthritis / metabolism
Follow-Up Studies
HIV / immunology
HIV Seropositivity / complications*
Humans
Hydroxychloroquine / therapeutic use
Joint Diseases / complications*
Joint Diseases / drug therapy
Joint Diseases / metabolism
Male
Mucinoses / complications*
Mucinoses / drug therapy
Mucinoses / metabolism
Mucins / metabolism*
Skin Diseases / complications*
Skin Diseases / drug therapy
Skin Diseases / metabolism
Synovial Membrane / metabolism*
Synovial Membrane / pathology

Substances

Antirheumatic Agents
Mucins
Hydroxychloroquine