Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory ... or ulcers — but they should not be confused with rheumatoid nodules, which are palpable, firm nodules under the skin that may or may ...

The smaller joints are usually the first affected, such as those of the hands or feet ... with rheumatoid arthritis will develop hardened bumps beneath the skin called rheumatoid nodules.

I never had this before. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis can develop rheumatoid nodules, and it is a marker, for example, of more aggressive disease. Sometimes they're small, like the size of a ...