Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) may develop nodules at several parts of their bodies. These are called rheumatoid nodules. The condition may be termed as rheumatoid nodulosis.

Rheumatoid nodules are firm lumps that appear under the skin in up to 20% of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a condition in which the immune system attacks healthy joint tissue.

The nodules will often regress with time and with typical rheumatoid arthritis treatments, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, methotrexate, and ...

As the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) explains, these nodules usually occur on overexposed joints that are subject to trauma, such as the fingers joints and elbows, ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): This is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells in the joints, causing inflammation in the fingers and toes. Gout: Crystals ...