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A rheumatoid nodule is a local swelling or tissue lump usually rather firm to touch like an unripe fruit which occurs almost exclusively in association with rheumatoid arthritis. Very rarely rheumatoid nodules occur as ‘rheumatoid nodulosis’ in the absence of arthritis. They are usually subcutaneous especially over bony prominences such as the tip of the elbow or olecranon or over the finger knuckles. Less commonly they occur in the lining of the lung and other internal organs.
