title: Rheumatoid interstitial lung disease presenting as cor pulmonale.
abstract: Rheumatiod arthritis (RA) is a multisystem connective tissue disorder. The predominant presentation is polyarticular, symmetric peripheral arthritis with relative sparing of axial skeleton. Inflammatory synovitis is the pathologic hallmark. Extra-articular manifestations of RA can involve several other organ systems and amongst them pulmonary manifestations occur commonly. We report a case of rheumatoid interstitial lung disease presenting as cor pulmonale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, J. N. Medical College, DMIMS, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sourya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Samarth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Diwan
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Banode
authors.forename: Nirmesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kothari