Pulmonary Manifestations of Collagen Vascular Disease

Pulmonary manifestations of collagen diseases.

Collagen diseases are a large group of systemic inflammatory diseases of autoimmune etiology. The etiopathogenesis of collagen diseases is multifactorial. There is genetic susceptibility, as many connective tissue disorders show family history, and environmental factors may trigger the disease. Collagen diseases can affect almost all the organs of the body. The respiratory system is one of the ...

Pulmonary Manifestations of Collagen Diseases

Collagen diseases are a large group of systemic inflammatory diseases of autoimmune etiology. The etiopathogenesis of collagen diseases is multifactorial. There is genetic susceptibility, as many connective tissue disorders show family history, and environmental factors may trigger the disease. Collagen diseases can affect almost all the organs of the body. The respiratory system is one of the ...

Pulmonary hypertension in collagen vascular disease.

Pulmonary hypertension associated with collagen vascular disease often eludes diagnosis, sometimes causing considerable morbidity or even death before being identified. This review details its characteristic clinical features, appropriate diagnostic and treatment approaches, and expected outcomes.

Pulmonary manifestations in the systemic collagen diseases.

Pulmonary manifestations in the diffuse collagen diseases.

The aetiology of the diffuse systemic collagen diseases, embracing rheumatoid arthritis, sclero-derma, dermato-myositis, polyarteritis nodosa, and disseminated lupus erythematosus still remains obscure. The need persists for a wider concept of their clinical picture, with less emphasis on one particular system. Ellman (1947), in respect of rheumatoid arthritis, suggested " rheu-matoid disease" ...