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Chest CT showing multiple pulmonary nodules (red arrows) on the first admission (a). The pulmonary nodules decreased in size (b), 8 months after rheumatoid arthritis treatment.
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The pulmonary nodules diminished after the treatment with prednisolone (PSL) 15 mg/day and methotrexate 12 mg/week for seronegative RA (Fig. 1). Therefore, we speculated that these were rheumatoid nodules.
Slit-lamp photograph showing scleritis in his right (R) and left (L) eye.
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The patient had conjunctival injection (Fig. 2), and optical coherence tomography showed retinal edema and diffuse thickening of the choroid (Fig. 3).
Fundus fluorescein angiography in the venous phase showing diffuse extravascular leakage in his right eye.
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Furthermore, extravascular leakage was observed by fundus fluorescein angiography (Fig. 4).