Rheumatic Pneumonitis

Rheumatic pneumonitis.

IN THE COURSE of acute rheumatic fever the occurrence of pulmonary infiltrates is often considered a manifestation of pulmonary congestion, unrelated viral or bacterial pneumonitis, atelectasis, or infarction. These interpretations are undoubtedly correct frequently but cannot apply to all cases. Inasmuch as the pathologic process in acute rheumatic fever is known to be a diffuse one and capabl...

Pneumonitis

Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis vs usual interstitial pneumonitis.

My colleague and collaborator, the late Edgar G. Harrison, Jr., M.D., was of the opinion that “desquamation” was a fundamental phenomenon in the spectrum of usual interstitial pneumonitis. In our report’ on classic interstitial pneumonitis-flbrosis, we found that almost two-thirds of our biopsies revealed this finding. Harrison believed that the designation, “desquamative interstitial pneurnoni...

Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonitis vs Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis

My colleague and collaborator, the late Edgar G. Harrison, Jr., M.D., was of the opinion that “desquamation” was a fundamental phenomenon in the spectrum of usual interstitial pneumonitis. In our report’ on classic interstitial pneumonitis-flbrosis, we found that almost two-thirds of our biopsies revealed this finding. Harrison believed that the designation, “desquamative interstitial pneurnoni...

Fasting and rheumatic diseases

Fasting is one of the important religious practices of Muslims, in which the individuals abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to sunset. Fasting is not obligatory or even not allowed, in case it causes health problems to the fasting individual. Rheumatic diseases are a major group of chronic diseases which can bring about numerous problems while fasting. The aim of this article is to revi...