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- Title
Chest trauma‐induced pleuritis with elevated pleural rheumatoid factor and adenosine deaminase levels in a patient subsequently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis: A case report.
- Authors
Morizumi, Shun; Kunishige, Michihiro; Takahashi, Hiroki; Sumitomo, Kenya; Hosokawa, Satoshi; Chijiwa, Tatsumi; Shinohara, Tsutomu
- Abstract
This article discusses a case report of a patient who experienced chest trauma-induced pleuritis and was subsequently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The patient had a history of intermittent polyarthralgia and elevated levels of serum rheumatoid factor (RF). The pleural effusion in the patient was eosinophilic and exudative, with low complement levels and elevated adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels. The article highlights the similarities and differences between rheumatoid pleuritis and post-traumatic eosinophilic pleural effusions (EPE) or postcardiac injury syndrome (PCIS). The authors suggest that chest trauma can be a trigger for rheumatoid pleuritis, and further analysis is needed to understand the pathogenesis of lymphocytic pleurisy in more detail.
- Subjects
RHEUMATOID factor; RIB fractures; ADENOSINE deaminase; RHEUMATOID arthritis; PLEURAL effusions; PLEURISY; CHESTS (Furniture)
- Publication
International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 2024, Vol 27, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
1756-1841
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1756-185X.15191