Abstract
The collagen vascular diseases are a heterogeneous group of immunologically-mediated inflammatory disorders. Frequently, these diseases affect organ systems outside the thorax as their primary manifestation, but may involve the pleura as a single presenting feature, as part of multisystem involvement, or as an isolated manifestation of a disease that is otherwise quiescent. In this article, we review the manifestations of respiratory disease caused by rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, polymyositis / dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease, Sjogrens syndrome, Wegeners granulomatosis, and sarcoidosis.
Keywords: pleura, collagen diseases, rheumatoid arthritis
Current Drug Targets - Inflammation & Allergy
Title: Pleural Involvement in Systemic Disorders
Volume: 3 Issue: 4
Author(s): Marina Aiello, Alfredo Chetta, Emilio Marangio, Maurizio Zompatori and Dario Olivieri
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Keywords: pleura, collagen diseases, rheumatoid arthritis
Abstract: The collagen vascular diseases are a heterogeneous group of immunologically-mediated inflammatory disorders. Frequently, these diseases affect organ systems outside the thorax as their primary manifestation, but may involve the pleura as a single presenting feature, as part of multisystem involvement, or as an isolated manifestation of a disease that is otherwise quiescent. In this article, we review the manifestations of respiratory disease caused by rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, polymyositis / dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease, Sjogrens syndrome, Wegeners granulomatosis, and sarcoidosis.
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Aiello Marina, Chetta Alfredo, Marangio Emilio, Zompatori Maurizio and Olivieri Dario, Pleural Involvement in Systemic Disorders, Current Drug Targets - Inflammation & Allergy 2004; 3 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568010042634604
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568010042634604 |
Print ISSN 1568-010X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1568-010X |
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