[Apical pulmonary fibrosis and rheumatoid polyarthritis].

The authors report a case of apical pulmonary fibrosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis. The pulmonary lesions were clearly different from the classical features of pleuro-pulmonary disease in rheumatoid arthritis. They were identical to those described in ankylosing spondylitis. A review of the literature reveals recent report on ten similar cases. The authors discuss a possible relationship with bronchiolitis obliterans.