[Apical pulmonary fibrosis and rheumatoid polyarthritis].
The authors report a case of apical pulmonary fibrosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis. The pulmonary lesions were clearly different from the classical features of pleuro-pulmonary disease in rheumatoid arthritis. They were identical to those described in ankylosing spondylitis. A review of the literature reveals recent report on ten similar cases. The authors discuss a possible relationship with bronchiolitis obliterans.
Henneghien
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Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tivoli, Belgique.
Schreiber
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S
Remacle
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P
Bruart
J
J
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001989:Bronchiolitis Obliterans / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
Fibrose pulmonaire apicale et polyarthrite rhumatoïde.