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Can Rheumatoid Arthritis Cause Nodules In Lung?

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Question : Can RA cause nodules in the lung?
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Answered by Dr. Rakesh Sharma (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Yes,Rheumatoid Arthritis causes nodules in lungs

Detailed Answer:
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I am Dr Rakesh Sharma answering your query.

Rheumatoid Arthritis can cause Rheumatoid lung disease in about 15% to 20 % of cases and cause lung nodules. It also causes fibrosis of lung tissue.

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Can Rheumatoid Arthritis Cause Nodules In Lung?

Brief Answer: Yes,Rheumatoid Arthritis causes nodules in lungs Detailed Answer: Hello, I am Dr Rakesh Sharma answering your query. Rheumatoid Arthritis can cause Rheumatoid lung disease in about 15% to 20 % of cases and cause lung nodules. It also causes fibrosis of lung tissue. Hope you answer to your question, if any more , do post in. If not you can close the question and rate it. Have a good day.