Interstitial lung disease and adult-onset Still's disease

Adult-onset Still's disease is an uncommon rheumatological syndrome with a diversity of signs and symptoms. Pulmonary manifestations described are pleuritis and usually transient radiologic infiltrations. The patient presented in this case report had biopsy-proven lung fibrosis when adult-onset...

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Published inClinical rheumatology Vol. 12; no. 3; p. 418
Main Authors Van Hoeyweghen, R J, De Clerck, L S, Van Offel, J F, Stevens, W J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.09.1993
Subjects
Adult
Biopsy
Humans
Lung - pathology
Male
Pulmonary Fibrosis - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Fibrosis - etiology
Pulmonary Fibrosis - pathology
Radiography, Thoracic
Still's Disease, Adult-Onset - complications
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Adult-onset Still's disease is an uncommon rheumatological syndrome with a diversity of signs and symptoms. Pulmonary manifestations described are pleuritis and usually transient radiologic infiltrations. The patient presented in this case report had biopsy-proven lung fibrosis when adult-onset Still's disease was diagnosed. Three years after diagnosis, the patient developed clinical signs of the interstitial lung disorder. Radiological and histological progression was observed. Other causes of interstitial lung disorders were excluded. Clinicians should be aware that interstitial lung disease can be a complication of adult-onset Still's disease and can compromise the clinical status of the patient.
ISSN:0770-3198
DOI:10.1007/BF02231592