Asbestosis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
A case associating asbestosis and clinical lupus erythematosus (SLE), both diagnosed according to standard criteria, is described. It is suggested that such an association may bear some analogy to the well-known 'Caplan-Collinet' syndrome, associating silicosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
D000328:Adult; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003172:Complement C1; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D011951:Receptors, Complement / Q000032:analysis; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000032:analysis
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D003172:Complement C1; D003176:Complement C3; D011951:Receptors, Complement; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor