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Nodule

Nodule: Introduction

Nodule: A small area which is solid to touch. See free access online books about Nodule below. See detailed information below for a list of 43 causes of Nodule, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Nodule

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Nodule: Symptom Checker

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Diagnostic Guides for Nodule

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  • Thyroid Nodule
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
 

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Causes of Nodule listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Nodule as a symptom include:

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- (Source - Diseases Database)

Definitions of Nodule:

Nodule: [TA] A small node; in skin, a node up to 1.0 cm in diameter, solid, with palpable depth; a pulmonary or pleural lesion seen on a radiographic image as a well-defined, discrete, roughly circular opacity 2-30 mm in diameter. Cf.: mass SYN: nodulus (1) [TA]. [L. nodulus, dim. of nodus, knot]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

A small aggregation of cells. -- 2003
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Detailed list of causes of Nodule

The list below shows some of the causes of Nodule mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Nodule?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Nodule. Of the 43 causes of Nodule that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 7 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 38 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 43 causes of Nodule

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Causes of Nodule Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Nodule based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    What are the alternative names for Nodule:

    Nodular lesion
    - (Source - Diseases Database)

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    Medical Conditions associated with Nodule:

    Lump (298 causes)

    Symptoms related to Nodule:

    Lumps (298 causes), Mass, Skin lumps, Tumors, Amyloidosis, Angiocentric immunoproliferative lesion, Apocrine hidrocystoma, Benign cystic mucinous tumor, Blue nevus, Cutaneous abscess, Epidermal inclusion cyst, Erythema elevatum diutinum, Erythema induratum

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