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Beatriz Frade-Sosa1, Ana Belen Azuaga1, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide1
1Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract:
The natural history of pulmonary rheumatoid nodules in rheumatoid arthritis remains uncertain. We present a case of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis with pulmonary rheumatoid nodules diagnosed while receiving etanercept in whom pulmonary nodules resolved completely after 5 years of rituximab treatment. Rituximab has been evaluated in case series of patients with pulmonary rheumatoid nodules, resulting in most cases in no progression or a reduction in the size of the nodules, although the complete resolution is uncommon probably due to the short follow-up period. Complete disappearance of pulmonary rheumatoid nodules may be expected after long-term treatment with rituximab.
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