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Rheumatoid nodules

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Rheumatoid nodules are small bumps under the skin, located in pressure point areas such as the elbow, back of the hand, or back of the heel. These bumps may be as small as a grain of rice or as large as a golf ball; however, they are not usually painful and tend to come and go.

Your doctor may remove rheumatoid nodules if your disease is under good control and the nodules are painful or very bothersome.

Primary Medical Reviewer Kathleen Romito, MD
- Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Stanford M. Shoor, MD
- Rheumatology
Last Updated August 23, 2006

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Last Updated: August 23, 2006
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