These are firm lumps under the skin that happen in about 1 in 5 people with RA. Rheumatoid nodules might hurt sometimes, but they aren’t usually tender. Rarely, the skin on top of nodules may ...

Most lung nodules aren’t cancerous. Possible noncancerous causes include: infections rheumatoid arthritis benign lesions (such as hamartomas) Nodule size and growth rate, along with shape and ...

But one possible difference is that people who are seropositive commonly get firm lumps on or near their affected joints called rheumatoid arthritis nodules. People who are seronegative generally ...

A 75-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and multiple myeloma was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain. She had ...

The peak age at onset of RA shifted from the third to the fifth decade between group I and group II. There was no obvious change in morbidity as determined by seropositivity, rheumatoid nodules, and ...

The widespread utilization of chest CT scans has increased the importance of the proper evaluation of incidentally found lung nodules. The primary goal in the evaluation of these nodules is to ...

Ossification—the part of the process responsible for bone formation—can cause nodules to form. A Bouchard’s node is considered a characteristic sign of osteoarthritis, helping differentiate it from ...

Unable to perform this past year due to a chronic illness that directly affects her vocal mechanism, mezzo-soprano Molly ...

Monoclonal antibodies are novel therapeutic agents used with great success in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Different parts of the immune system have been targeted by monoclonal ...