[Fortuitous discovery of infiltration of the lung bases].
We report a case of interstitial pneumonia found by a woman who suffered from a gastroesophageal reflux unamenable to usual treatments. The HR-tomographic discovery of a tone esophagus lead to a manometric study. The association of high autoantibodies levels and radiographic and manometric data were characteristic of esophageal and pulmonary scleroderma.
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Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon.
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Pérol
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013147:Spirometry; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed