title: Spontaneous pneumothorax complicating rheumatoid lung disease.
abstract: This case report describes the pleuro-pulmonary involvement in a young patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) of one and half year duration. The early involvement of lung interstitium in a 27-year-old male and development of pneumothorax were the unusual features. The various aspects of rheumatoid lung disease (RLD) and its clinical significance were briefly discussed.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thippanna
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology