Rheumatoid pleural effusion with nodular pleuritis. A rare presentation of rheumatoid arthritis.
Z Rheumatol
; 74(1): 72-4, 2015 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Rheumatoid pleural effusion and lung nodules are unusual complications of rheumatoid disease that typically present subsequently to other more common manifestations of rheumatoid illness. However, these complications may occasionally occur before or concurrently with the development of joint manifestations of disease. We report the case of a 41-year-old female patient with rheumatoid pleural effusion and lung nodule arising simultaneously with the onset of joint symptoms. The patient underwent thoracentesis followed by video-assisted thoracoscopic biopsy to result in a diagnosis of rheumatoid pleuritis and nodular disease. A high index of suspicion and coexistence of the cytologic and histopathologic effusion picture characteristic of rheumatoid pleuritis are of clinical importance in making a diagnosis.
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Assunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Pleurisia
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Artrite Reumatoide
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Z Rheumatol
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article