Rheumatoid Lung Disease - Cause - Diagnosis - Symptoms - Treatment

Rheumatoid lung disease causes, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment. Rheumatoid lung disease is associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Of the 2.1 million Americans who have rheumatoid arthritis, nearly half may have some abnormal lung function. Up to one-fouth or about 500,000 people develop rheumatoid lung disease. Currently there are no effective treatments but new research from Mayo Clinic suggests rheumatoid lung disease is fundamentally different from other forms of lung disease. Learn more about causes, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment of rheumatoid lung disease and the new study from Mayo Clinic which may eventually result in new, more effective treatments.