title: Unusual onset of rheumatoid arthritis with diffuse pulmonary nodulosis: a diagnostic problem.
abstract: We describe a case of a 50-year-old woman presenting articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis associated with severe interstitial lung involvement related to multiple pulmonary nodules. Diagnosis of diffuse pulmonary rheumatoid nodulitis was made only after video assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Henri-Mondor Hospital, Creteil, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laloux
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chevalier
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maitre
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Chanzy
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Larget-Piet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Claudepierre
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012218:Rheumatoid Nodule / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone; D008727:Methotrexate