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ArticleCureus2025

Rheumatoid Lung Nodules Presenting With Hemoptysis and Cough.

Ana Oliveira, Rita Figueira, Tatiana Rodrigues, Álvaro Ferreira, Fátima Farinha

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ana OliveiraInternal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Aveiro, Aveiro, PRT.
Rita FigueiraInternal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Aveiro, Aveiro, PRT.
Tatiana RodriguesInternal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Aveiro, Aveiro, PRT.
Álvaro FerreiraInternal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
Fátima FarinhaClinical Immunology Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, PRT.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 64-year-old man, smoker, was diagnosed with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for 13 years. He was being treated with methotrexate (MTX) and hydroxychloroquine. He presented to the emergency department due to coughing and hemoptysis over the past month. Chest X-ray revealed a nodular lesion in the right lung. Chest CT scan identified several pulmonary nodules in both lungs and a right hydropneumothorax. Cultures were negative for any infectious causes. Histology of pulmonary nodules favored a diagnosis of rheumatoid lung nodules. He stopped MTX and started baricitinib.

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coughhemoptysismethotrexaterheumatoid arthritisrheumatoid lung nodules

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PMID40959319
PMCPMC12434542

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