[Pulmonary rheumatoid nodules. A rare disease onset in rheumatoid arthritis].
Rheumatoid nodules are a benign differential diagnosis to neoplasia and infection, when round lesions are accidental findings on chest X-ray. Two cases are reported of rheumatoid lung nodules as presenting features of rheumatoid arthritis. In each case, the diagnosis was verified by open biopsy.
Albertsen
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Røntgendiagnostisk afdeling, Odense Sygehus.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012218:Rheumatoid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Pulmonale reumatoide noduli. En sjoelden sygdomsdebut ved reumatoid artrit.