what causes nodules
What causes lung nodules? Quick Answer. According to the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, lung, or pulmonary, nodules have numerous causes, including fungal or bacterial infection, sarcoidosis, lymphoma, lung cancer and cancers metastasized from other organs.
As of now, research doesnât clearly indicate a specific cause of rheumatoid nodules and why exactly they develop in some patients and not in others. Given they generally form on extensor joints, rheumatoid nodules could be the result of repeated pressure on the affected joints over time.