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Unravelling the NERDS syndrome

A 22-year-old man presented with symmetric polyarthritis, pruritus and deviation of angle of mouth to the right side since the last 7 years. His symptoms were persistent despite receiving ayurvedic medications and symptomatic therapy. Examination revealed dry skin, cutaneous nodules, xanthelasma, periarticular non-tender swellings, pitting oedema of hands and feet and lower motor neuron type right facial palsy. Haematological investigations revealed eosinophilia and skin biopsy had cutaneous eosinophilic infiltration. The constellation of above findings comprises the nodules, eosinophilia, rheumatism, dermatitis and swelling syndrome. It a rare syndrome with few reported cases in literature. The patient was started on oral corticosteroids which was subsequently tapered and methotrexate therapy. His polyarthritis and skin rashes resolved with therapy. He has been followed-up for 2 years and is presently asymptomatic for the last 1 year.