title: Pulmonary manifestations of rheumatic disease.
abstract: The lungs are a common target in many rheumatic diseases. Treatment of the primary rheumatic disease is often all that is required to control lung involvement. Physicians must be careful not to attribute lung disease to the underlying rheumatic disorder, because interstitial lung disease can be a complication of drug therapy.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Byrd
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Case
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Boulware
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000150:complications; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000150:complications