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Can calcifications in your body( breasts, kidney stones, spleen, ect) be related to rheumatoid arthritis?
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Yes : Rheumatoid arthritis can cause inflammatory changes in the soft tissues and joints some of the repair results in areas of calcifications or increased calcium deposition in organs.
Answered 11/10/2014
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