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Can Osteoarthritis And Mild Rheumatoid Disease Affect One's Lungs For It To Show On An X-ray Report?

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Posted on Fri, 22 Apr 2022
Question: Ihave osteoarthritis and mild reumitoid and just recently my rheumatologist xrayed my lungs telling me that osteo can affect the lungs. How? thanks Dy
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Gopal (44 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Osteoarthritis does not affect lungs directly.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

Osteoarthritis does not affect lungs. Lungs are affected in Rheumatoid disease as a primary affect (Systemic reaction to auto immune system) and not due to osteoarthritis. Lungs may be indirectly affected if You have undergone Osteoarthritis surgery, have infection or many other conditions but no direct affect.

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Can Osteoarthritis And Mild Rheumatoid Disease Affect One's Lungs For It To Show On An X-ray Report?

Brief Answer: Osteoarthritis does not affect lungs directly. Detailed Answer: Hi, Osteoarthritis does not affect lungs. Lungs are affected in Rheumatoid disease as a primary affect (Systemic reaction to auto immune system) and not due to osteoarthritis. Lungs may be indirectly affected if You have undergone Osteoarthritis surgery, have infection or many other conditions but no direct affect. Thanks for the question. Please feel free to ask any other question.