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.
类风湿关节炎(RA)是一种多系统结缔组织疾病。其主要表现为多关节、对称性外周关节炎,而中轴骨骼相对较少受累。炎症性滑膜炎是其病理特征。RA的关节外表现可累及其他多个器官系统,其中肺部表现较为常见。我们报告一例以肺心病为表现的类风湿性间质性肺病病例。