Eosinophilic Pneumonia Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Description of a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Eosinophilic Pneumonia Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Description of a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a systemic inflammatory disease, may induce pulmonary manifestations. We describe a case of longstanding RA presenting with eosinophilic pneumonia (EP). Rare case reports of tissue eosinophilia involving isolated organs in the setting of RA exist in the literature. It has...

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Main Authors: Marta Priora, Lorenzo Vassallo, Marco Scarati, Simone Parisi, Enrico Fusaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2015-09-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Eosinophilic pneumonia
rheumatoid arthritis
steroid therapy.
Online Access:http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/241

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