Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia as Main Presenting Feature of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia as Main Presenting Feature of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia (COP) has been associated with several connective tissue disorders, but very rarely with rheumatoid arthritis. Here, the present authors report a 60-year-old female who presented with breathlessness on exertion, cough, fever, and multiple joint pains mainly of wrist...

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Main Authors: Sunil Kumar, Amrutha Garikapatti, Amole Andhale, Atma Nayak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
connective tissue disorders
diagnosis
elderly
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/13299/42779_CE[Ra1]_F(KM)_PF1(AJ_OM)_PN(SL).pdf
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spelling doaj-431da6d4301a4ffa914ab13ad9c389a82020-11-25T01:41:01ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2019-11-011311OD06OD0710.7860/JCDR/2019/42779.13299Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia as Main Presenting Feature of Rheumatoid ArthritisSunil Kumar0Amrutha Garikapatti1Amole Andhale2Atma Nayak3Professor, Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.Postgraduate Resident, Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.Postgraduate Resident, Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.Postgraduate Resident, Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia (COP) has been associated with several connective tissue disorders, but very rarely with rheumatoid arthritis. Here, the present authors report a 60-year-old female who presented with breathlessness on exertion, cough, fever, and multiple joint pains mainly of wrist and fingers as the main symptoms. On investigation, the RA factor and anti-CCP Abs were positive. She was diagnosed as COP on the basis of High Resolution Computed Tomography of thorax.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/13299/42779_CE[Ra1]_F(KM)_PF1(AJ_OM)_PN(SL).pdfconnective tissue disordersdiagnosiselderly
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author Sunil Kumar
Amrutha Garikapatti
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Atma Nayak
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Amrutha Garikapatti
Amole Andhale
Atma Nayak
Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia as Main Presenting Feature of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
connective tissue disorders
diagnosis
elderly
author_facet Sunil Kumar
Amrutha Garikapatti
Amole Andhale
Atma Nayak
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title Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia as Main Presenting Feature of Rheumatoid Arthritis
title_short Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia as Main Presenting Feature of Rheumatoid Arthritis
title_full Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia as Main Presenting Feature of Rheumatoid Arthritis
title_fullStr Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia as Main Presenting Feature of Rheumatoid Arthritis
title_full_unstemmed Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia as Main Presenting Feature of Rheumatoid Arthritis
title_sort cryptogenic organising pneumonia as main presenting feature of rheumatoid arthritis
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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0973-709X
publishDate 2019-11-01
description Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia (COP) has been associated with several connective tissue disorders, but very rarely with rheumatoid arthritis. Here, the present authors report a 60-year-old female who presented with breathlessness on exertion, cough, fever, and multiple joint pains mainly of wrist and fingers as the main symptoms. On investigation, the RA factor and anti-CCP Abs were positive. She was diagnosed as COP on the basis of High Resolution Computed Tomography of thorax.
topic connective tissue disorders
diagnosis
elderly
url https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/13299/42779_CE[Ra1]_F(KM)_PF1(AJ_OM)_PN(SL).pdf
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