Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia associated with an initiation of rheumatoid arthritis

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作者：

J.-J. Kwak

J.-E. Chang

J. Lee

Y.-J. Cho

S.H. Sung

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[1] Ewha Women's University College of Medicine,Department of Internal Medicine

[2] Ewha Women's University College of Medicine,undefined

来源：

Clinical Rheumatology | 2003年 / 22卷

关键词：

Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia; Eosinophilia; Initiation; Rheumatoid arthritis;

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摘要：

Although peripheral blood eosinophilia is observed in patients with active inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis (RA), RA is not a recognised cause of pulmonary eosinophilia. We describe a 55-year-old woman affected by chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) concomitantly with an initiation of RA. Both diseases responded rapidly and completely to high-dose corticosteroid therapy. In this patient, the initiation of RA and CEP was directly related, implying a common pathogenetic link between the two diseases.

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