Intrathoracic lymphadenopathy. A rare manifestation of rheumatoid pulmonary disease. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • This is the first antemortem report of a patient with long-standing RA and interstitial lung disease who developed reactive mediastinal adenopathy coincident with increases in the activity of his interstitial process. Mediastinal adenopathy was discovered by means of CT of the chest as part of an evaluation of interstitial lung disease. The increasing use of better imaging techniques for this purpose will undoubtedly reveal more patients with this finding. Mediastinal lymphadenopathy complicating rheumatoid lung is clinically relevant; speculation is provided regarding the mechanism of the lymph node enlargement in this setting.

publication date

  • April 1, 1990

Research

keywords

  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid
  • Lymphatic Diseases
  • Mediastinal Diseases
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0025272910

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1378/chest.97.4.1010

PubMed ID

  • 2323235

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 97

issue

  • 4