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'''Rheumatoid lung nodule''', also '''rheumatoid nodule of the lung''', is an uncommon benign lung lesion associated with [[rheumatoid arthritis]].
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==General==
*RF +ve.
 
==Microscopic==
Features:<ref name=pmid23984160/>
*Mixed inflammatory infiltrate.
*+/-[[Giant cells]].
 
Dx:
*Necrotic pulmonary nodule in [[Crohn's disease]].
*[[Infectious pneumonia]].
 
===Images===
www:
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3741933/figure/fig3/ RLN (nih.gov)].<ref name=pmid23984160/>
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3741933/figure/fig4/ RLN (nih.gov)].<ref name=pmid23984160>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Chhakchhuak | first1 = CL. | last2 = Khosravi | first2 = M. | last3 = Lohr | first3 = KM. | title = Role of (18)F-FDG PET Scan in Rheumatoid Lung Nodule: Case Report and Review of the Literature. | journal = Case Rep Rheumatol | volume = 2013 | issue =  | pages = 621340 | month =  | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1155/2013/621340 | PMID = 23984160 }}</ref>
 
==Stains==
*[[ZN stain]] -ve for [[AFB]].
*[[GMS stain]] -ve for [[fungal organisms]].
 
==See also==
*[[Medical lung disease]].
*[[Rheumatoid nodule]].
*[[Rheumatoid arthritis]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}
 
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