[A case of non-specific interstitial pneumonia associated with psoriasis vulgaris and polymyalgia rheumatica].
We describe the first case, to the best of our knowledge, of non-specific interstitial pneumonia associated with psoriasis vulgaris and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). A 50-year-old woman was admitted with a dry cough and a bilateral basilar reticulonodular shadows on chest X-ray. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis revealed lymphocytosis and a decreased CD4/CD8 ratio. A thoracoscopic lung biopsy specimen showed evidence of non-specific interstitial pneumonia. During her clinical course, she began suffering from psoriasis vulgaris and polymyalgia rheumatica. Corticosteroid therapy had no effect, but maintained a stable condition during a follow-up period of 4 years.
Kawakami
K
K
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
Kadota
J
J
Abe
K
K
Iida
K
K
Kaseda
M
M
Kawamoto
S
S
Fujii
T
T
Matsuo
T
T
Kohno
S
S
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000209:etiology*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000209:etiology*