Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with interstitial lung disease demonstrated a higher proportion of comorbidities and rheumatoid ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a painful, long-term condition where your immune system attacks your body’s tissues. It can cause inflammation that swells and deforms your joints and wears away bone. RA ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A wide array of potential etiologies can cause lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients, according to a ...

A 52-year-old woman presented to hospital for dyspnea that had been progressively worsening for the past 8 months. She had been referred by a rheumatology outpatient clinic. She told clinicians that ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Shortness of breath and chest pain could be signs of lung nodules. Most of the time lung nodules are found by accident, or incidentally, during an X-ray or CT scan for something ...

Two distinguishing features of long-standing RA are “swan neck” deformities and boutonniere deformities of the fingers (Figure 1). 3 Swan neck deformities develop with hyperextension of the PIP joint ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) commonly causes fatigue and pain, stiffness, and swelling in your joints. Roughly 40% of people also experience one or more symptoms in areas outside the joint. These ...

When most people think about rheumatoid arthritis, they picture swollen, painful joints and morning stiffness that makes getting out of bed feel impossible. But here’s what many folks don’t realize — ...

Lung nodules are clusters of cells found during an x-ray or CT scan that appear as more dense or white spots in the lungs. They might surprise you because lung nodules generally do not cause symptoms, ...

Lung nodules, often referred to as “spots on the lung,” can be a source of concern for both patients and physicians. These irregularities in lung tissue, which can appear as solid or hazy areas on ...