I HAVE BEEN ON PLAQUENIL 200 MG TWICE A DAY AS WELL AS ARAVA 20 MG ONCE A DAY. MY RHEUMATOLOGIST NOW WANTS TO START ME ON METHOTREXATE AND PLAQUENIL TWICE A DAY. SHE TELLS ME I NEED TO CLEAR THIS WITH MY PULMONOLOGIST FIRST. I HAVE HAD 3 CT SCANS OF MY LUNGS IN THREE YEARS WITH NO CHANGES IN PULMIONARY NODULES BUT I AM QUESTIONING WHERE THESE NODULES COME FROM AND IS THIS COMMON WITH RA PATIENTS.
Q: WHAT CAUSES PULMONARY NODULES? IS THIS COMMON IN RA?
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5/23/08 12:13am
I wouldn't say that this is common exactly, but unfortunately this is a complication of rheumatoid arthritis that many have experienced. Sometimes these kind of problems can actually be created by the medications taken to treat RA, so I would definitely clear this with your Pulmonologist first. I have included a health central link that talks about Rheumatoid lung disease, here it is:
http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/complications-4958-108.html
I hope this helps! Good luck and best wishes!
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