title: Connective Tissue Disease-related Thoracic Disease.
abstract: Pulmonary involvement is a frequent manifestation of connective tissue disease (CTD)-related thoracic disease. It is important to characterize the underlying pattern when pulmonary involvement occurs in a patient with CTD, and to exclude other causes. A systematic approach, evaluating each compartment of the lung (airway, interstitium, pleura, pulmonary vasculature) may be helpful. In complex cases, a multidisciplinary approach should be considered, potentially including the pulmonologist, rheumatologist, radiologist, pathologist, and sometimes the infectious disease specialist or oncologist. New techniques, such as quantitative computed tomography and MRI, are expected to be helpful for evaluation and management of CTD-associated thoracic disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30 Fujigaoka, Yokohama 227-8501, Japan. Electronic address: caeser-salad.2corn-soups@nifty.com.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
authors.forename: Aryeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lynch
mesh_terms: D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Airways disease; Connective tissue disease; Interstitial lung disease; Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia; Usual interstitial pneumonia