Localised pulmonary arteritis in rheumatoid disease.
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چکیده
Patients with rheumatoid disease may develop thoracic complications, including pleural effusion, solitary or multiple necrobiotic nodules, pulmonary fibrosis, and Caplan's syndrome.1-3 Although vasculitis occurs in rheumatoid disease in a number of sites, pulmonary vasculitis has received little attention in the literature. We describe a case of acute, localised, necrotising pulmonary arteritis in a patient with rheumatoid disease.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 37 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982