Rheumatoid pleuritis, a form of pleural effusion, is an uncommon complication of rheumatoid arthritis, occurring in 2-3% of patients (Walker and Wright...

Mesothelial cells may also be decreased in cases of rheumatoid pleuritis or post-pleurodesis pleuritis. Eosinophils are often seen if a patient has recently...

Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is inflammation of the membranes that surround the lungs and line the chest cavity (pleurae). This can result in a...

cancer. Glucose is decreased with cancer, bacterial infections, or rheumatoid pleuritis. pH is low in empyema (<7.2) and maybe low in cancer. If cancer is...

Caplan's syndrome (or Caplan disease or rheumatoid pneumoconiosis) is a combination of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and pneumoconiosis that manifests as...

chondrodysplasia Platyspondyly amelogenesis imperfecta Pleural effusion Pleuritis Pleuritis Plexosarcoma Plummer–Vinson syndrome Pneumoconiosis Pneumocystis...

interstitial fibrosis (SRIF). Some typical connective tissue diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, SLE and scleroderma Other diseases...

lupus erythematosus (SLE), polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM), and rheumatoid arthritis. The idea behind the "mixed" disease is that this specific autoantibody...

occasionally experienced with respiratory-related conditions such as pleuritis, precordial catch syndrome, and pneumonia. Psychogenic conditions such...

cytomegalovirus, systemic lupus erythematosus, connective tissue disease, and rheumatoid arthritis, have also been tied to DIP. Diagnosis often requires surgical...

have been associated with bronchiectasis. Specifically, individuals with rheumatoid arthritis and Sjögren syndrome have increased rates of bronchiectasis...

Chronic Mycoplasma infections have been implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatological diseases.[citation needed] Mycoplasma...

often a complication of an existing chronic inflammatory disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, or it can be a side effect of certain medications...

cases may occur due to smoking, tuberculosis, allergies, acid reflux, rheumatoid arthritis, or sarcoidosis. The underlying mechanism involves irritation...

cause. Fibrothorax complicating another condition, such as tuberculous pleuritis, empyema, or acute haemothorax often spontaneously resolves in 3-6 months...

mixed connective tissue disease, poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic sclerosis. Less common causes also include IgA...

histiocytosis X, lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Connective tissue diseases Rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, polymyositis and dermatomyositis, systemic...

disease represents approximately 25% of all cases of ILD. Sarcoidosis Rheumatoid arthritis Systemic lupus erythematosus Systemic sclerosis Polymyositis...

et al. (March 2013). "Shrinking lung syndrome as a manifestation of pleuritis: a new model based on pulmonary physiological studies". The Journal of...

Greek πλευρά (pleurá), πλευρόν (pleurón) metapleural, pleura, pleurisy, pleuritis, pleurodynia, pleuron plic- fold Latin plicare, plicatus appliance, applicability...

infestation). Lung nodules can also occur in immune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis or granulomatosis with polyangiitis, or organizing pneumonia...

disease. Pneumoconiosis in combination with multiple pulmonary rheumatoid nodules in rheumatoid arthritis patients is known as Caplan's syndrome. The prevalence...

of known causes of UIP include connective tissue diseases (primarily rheumatoid arthritis), drug toxicity, chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis, asbestosis...

exposure, drugs (such as chemotherapeutic agents or nitrofurantoin), rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma/systemic sclerosis may be difficult to distinguish...

with IBD, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, GERD, IgA nephropathy, and ataxia telangiectasia. Activated...

evidence that some Systemic Rheumatological Diseases such as sarcoidosis, rheumatoid, scleroderma can result in having VF paresis. A rare cause of vocal cord...

bleomycin and methotrexate. As a consequence of another disease such as rheumatoid arthritis. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to an allergic reaction to...

the incidence has been estimated to be 8 to 12% of all patients; in rheumatoid arthritis it is rare. However, in systemic lupus erythematosus it is 4...

Bilateral vocal fold mobility impairment Crico-arytenoid joint fixation Rheumatoid arthritis Intubation-related joint fixation Inter-arytenoid scarring Intubation-related...

(classes of immunoglobulins) may be seen, as well as the presence of rheumatoid factor (an indicator of autoimmunity). Hemagglutination, a clumping of...