FATAL PULMONARY-HYPERTENSION AND RHEUMATOID VASCULITIS

被引:13
作者
BALAGOPAL, VP
DACOSTA, P
GREENSTONE, MA
机构
[1] CASTLE HILL HOSP,MED CHEST UNIT,KINGSTON HULL HU16 5JQ,N HUMBERSIDE,ENGLAND
[2] KILLINGBECK HOSP,DEPT PATHOL,LEEDS,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
关键词
PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; VASCULITIS;
D O I
10.1183/09031936.95.08020331
中图分类号
R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
学科分类号
摘要
A 51 year old man with mild rheumatoid arthritis developed pulmonary hypertension in the absence of interstitial lung disease. A cutaneous vasculitis subsequently responded to immunosuppressive therapy, but the lung disease was refractory to treatment. In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, dyspnoea should be investigated at an early stage, even in the absence of obvious pleural or interstitial lung disease.
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页数:3
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