Isolated pulmonary hypertension secondary to rheumatoid arthritis.
The authors report a case of a woman with pulmonary hypertension secondary to rheumatoid arthritis, whose treatment with azathioprine resulted in normalization of pulmonary artery pressure and resolution of clinical symptoms. Different etiologies for pulmonary hypertension are discussed and literature review is presented.
Castro
Glaucio W R
GW
Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Appenzeller
Simone
S
Bertolo
Manoel B
MB
Costallat
Lilian T L
LT
D000328:Adult; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D001379:Azathioprine