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Radiol. Clin. North Am. · Nov 2016
ReviewImaging of Pulmonary Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases.
- Jitesh Ahuja, Deepika Arora, Jeffrey P Kanne, Travis S Henry, and J David Godwin.
- Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Electronic address: ahujaj@uw.edu.
- Radiol. Clin. North Am. 2016 Nov 1; 54 (6): 1015-1031.
AbstractConnective tissue diseases (CTDs) are a heterogeneous group of conditions characterized by circulating autoantibodies and autoimmune-mediated organ damage. Common CTDs with lung manifestations are rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma or systemic sclerosis, Sjögren syndrome, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, systemic lupus erythematosis, mixed connective tissue disease, and undifferentiated connective tissue disease. The most common histopathologic patterns of CTD-related interstitial lung disease are nonspecific interstitial pneumonia, usual interstitial pneumonia, organizing pneumonia, and lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. Drug treatment of CTDs can cause complications, including opportunistic infection.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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