Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia and rheumatoid arthritis.

نویسندگان

  • R J van Thiel
  • S van der Burg
  • A D Groote
  • G D Nossent
  • S H Wills
چکیده

Bronchiolitis obliterans, with or without organizing pneumonia, can be a serious and life-threatening complication of rheumatoid arthritis. We describe a case of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in a patient who recently developed rheumatoid arthritis, presenting as a severe respiratory insufficiency. Diagnosis was made by means of open lung biopsy. Treatment with corticosteroids induced a quick response and substantial improvement of the respiratory symptoms. A simultaneous strong rise in titres of serological tests suggests a relationship between the bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia and the rheumatoid arthritis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism

دوره 23 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1991