title: Severe airway obstruction associated with rheumatoid arthritis and Sjögren's syndrome. A case report.
abstract: Numerous pulmonary complications associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Sjögren's syndrome (SS) have been described. Mild airway obstruction has recently been recognized in these disorders, severe obstruction occurring in only a few patients with RA. We report a patient with RA and SS who developed severe irreversible airway obstruction, an association not hitherto described. The airway disease failed to respond to bronchodilators, steroids or immunosuppressive agents.
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications*