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Rheumatoid Lung Disease

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Alternate Names : Lung Disease - Rheumatoid Arthritis


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Rheumatoid lung disease is associated with rheumatoid arthritis and includes pleural effusions, pulmonary fibrosis, lung nodules, and pulmonary hypertension.

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Pulmonary abnormalities are common in rheumatoid arthritis, but they often have no symptoms. The causes of lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis are unknown. Sometimes the medicines used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may result in lung disease.

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Diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Review Date : 5/7/2003
Reviewed By : David A. Kaufman, M.D., Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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