Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (Carrington's disease) and rheumatoid arthritis.
We describe the case of a 60-year-old woman with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (Carrington's disease) who developed symmetric rheumatoid factor-negative polyarthritis suggestive of rheumatoid arthritis. Although these two diseases are well documented as separate entities, 10 cases in the literature suggest possible links. However, the course in our patient raised the possibility of Churg-Strauss syndrome, a condition that may overlap with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
Boudou
Laurence
L
Service d'oncologie médicale, unité de jour d'oncologie médicale multidisciplinaire, hôpital Édouard-Herriot, Lyon, France. l.boudou@hotmail.fr
Alexandre
Christian
C
Thomas
Thierry
T
Pallot-Prade
Béatrice
B
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D015897:Comorbidity; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology
D005938:Glucocorticoids