title: Imaging of Pulmonary Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases.
abstract: Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) are a heterogeneous group of conditions characterized by circulating autoantibodies and autoimmune-mediated organ damage. Common CTDs with lung manifestations are rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma or systemic sclerosis, Sjögren syndrome, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, systemic lupus erythematosis, mixed connective tissue disease, and undifferentiated connective tissue disease. The most common histopathologic patterns of CTD-related interstitial lung disease are nonspecific interstitial pneumonia, usual interstitial pneumonia, organizing pneumonia, and lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. Drug treatment of CTDs can cause complications, including opportunistic infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Electronic address: ahujaj@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Jitesh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahuja
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Multicare Health System, Allenmore Medical Center Building A, 1901 South Union Avenue, Suite A221, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA.
authors.forename: Deepika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kanne
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, 505 Parnassus Avenue M391, Box 0628, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Travis S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
authors.forename: J David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Godwin
mesh_terms: D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Autoimmune lung disease; Connective tissue disease; Interstitial lung disease