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'''Rheumatoid lung nodule''' is an uncommon manifestation of [[rheumatoid arthritis]].
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''Rheumatoid nodule of the lung'' and ''rheumatoid lung nodule'' redirect to this article.
 
==General==
*Rare.<ref name=pmid22265461>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Gómez Herrero | first1 = H. | last2 = Arraiza Sarasa | first2 = M. | last3 = Rubio Marco | first3 = I. | last4 = García de Eulate Martín-Moro | first4 = I. | title = Pulmonary rheumatoid nodules: presentation, methods, diagnosis and progression in reference to 5 cases. | journal = Reumatol Clin | volume = 8 | issue = 4 | pages = 212-5 | month =  | year =  | doi = 10.1016/j.reuma.2011.09.004 | PMID = 22265461 }}</ref>
 
Common associations:<ref name=pmid22265461/>
*Male.
*RF +ve.
*Skin nodules - see ''[[rheumatoid nodule]]''.
 
==Gross/radiology==
Features:<ref name=pmid22265461/>
*Usually upper lung fields, peripheral and round.
*+/-Cavitation (~50% of cases).
 
==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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