Abstract
A 29-year-old woman presented with multiple rheumatoid nodules in both hands. Clinical features and supportive laboratory investigations revealed antiphospholipid syndrome. A review of rheumatoid nodules and cutaneous manifestations of antiphospholipid syndrome is presented.
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