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Rheumatoid interstitial lung disease presenting as cor pulmonale
oleh: Acharya Sourya, Mahajan S, Shukla Samarth, Diwan S, Banode Pankaj, Kothari Nirmesh
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Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01 |
Deskripsi
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.