Apical fibrocavitary lesions of the lung in rheumatoid arthritis. Report of two cases and review of the literature

Yue, Cheung Cho; Park, Chan Ho; Kushner, Irving

doi:10.1016/0002-9343(86)90570-x

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“…Secondary amyloidosis involving the lung with an interstitial pattern is a rare but possible complication of long lasting RA (66). Apical fibrobullous disease, similar to what is observed in patients with ankylosing spondylarthritis, is observed in RA patients (72).…”

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The respiratory system in connective tissue disorders

Crestani

2005

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The connective tissue disorders (also called collagen vascular diseases) represent an heterogeneous group of immunologically mediated inflammatory disorders with a large variety of affected organs besides the lungs. The respiratory system may be involved in all its components: airways, vessels, parenchyma, pleura, respiratory muscles, etc. The frequency, clinical presentation, prognosis and response to therapy vary, depending on the pattern of involvement as well as on the underlying connective tissue disorders. The subject of this review is to describe the most frequent type of lung disorders observed in patients with connective tissue disease (CTD). We will focus on the most frequent CTD: systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome, dermatopolymyositis and mixed CTD.

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The respiratory system in connective tissue disorders

Crestani

2005

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“…Yue et al described two patients with rheumatoid arthritis and fibrocavitary lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs. Postmortem pathologic studies revealed necrobiotic nodules with cavitation, suggesting that apical fibrocavitary disease is a clinically distinct pattern of lung involvement in RA [88].…”

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The lung in rheumatoid arthritis

2011

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“…Lung cavities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis often represent infection or carcinoma, so aggressive diagnostic evaluation is warranted for new cavitary lesions in these patients (172). In rare cases, rheumatoid nodules may appear in the lung and cavitate, presumably due to ongoing vasculitis with ischemic necrosis (185,408). Primary amyloidosis is another rare autoimmune cause of pulmonary cavities (354).…”

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Cavitary Pulmonary Disease

2008

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SUMMARY A pulmonary cavity is a gas-filled area of the lung in the center of a nodule or area of consolidation and may be clinically observed by use of plain chest radiography or computed tomography. Cavities are present in a wide variety of infectious and noninfectious processes. This review discusses the differential diagnosis of pathological processes associated with lung cavities, focusing on infections associated with lung cavities. The goal is to provide the clinician and clinical microbiologist with an overview of the diseases most commonly associated with lung cavities, with attention to the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of the host.

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Apical fibrocavitary lesions of the lung in rheumatoid arthritis. Report of two cases and review of the literature

Cited by 27 publications

References 18 publications

The respiratory system in connective tissue disorders

The respiratory system in connective tissue disorders

The lung in rheumatoid arthritis

Cavitary Pulmonary Disease

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