title: What to do with all of these lung nodules?
abstract: Caplan syndrome is a rare entity that is specific to rheumatoid arthritis and presents with multiple, well-defined necrotic nodules in patients with occupational dust exposure. The present report describes a case of Caplan syndrome involving a 71-year-old man with a known diagnosis of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis who presented to the authors' centre with a five-year history of multiple, bilateral cavitary lung nodules with mild dyspnea on exertion. He was an ex-smoker (30 pack-years) and had previously worked with silica. The case highlights the clinical, radiological and pathological features of this syndrome and outlines the importance of considering a broad differential in the management of pulmonary nodules, especially in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
authors.forename: Dmitry
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rozenberg
authors.forename: Shane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shapera
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002205:Caplan Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male