Acharya Sourya, Mahajan S N, Shukla Samarth, Diwan S K, Banode Pankaj, Kothari Nirmesh
Department of Medicine, J. N. Medical College, DMIMS, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Lung India. 2010 Oct;27(4):256-9. doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.71971.
Rheumatiod arthritis (RA) is a multisystem connective tissue disorder. The predominant presentation is polyarticular, symmetric peripheral arthritis with relative sparing of axial skeleton. Inflammatory synovitis is the pathologic hallmark. Extra-articular manifestations of RA can involve several other organ systems and amongst them pulmonary manifestations occur commonly. We report a case of rheumatoid interstitial lung disease presenting as cor pulmonale.