Rheumatoid arthritis associated with diffuse panbronchiolitis

Intern Med. 1998 Mar;37(3):338-41. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.37.338.

Abstract

Diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) is a distinct clinicopathologic entity, which is characterized by chronic recurrent sinopulmonary infection and inflammation. We describe 3 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) associated with DPB and consider that DPB is one of the bronchopulmonary manifestations associated with RA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnosis
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology
  • Biopsy
  • Bronchiolitis / complications*
  • Bronchiolitis / diagnosis
  • Bronchiolitis / immunology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Genes, MHC Class I / genetics
  • Genes, MHC Class I / immunology
  • Humans
  • Linkage Disequilibrium
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed