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- Title
Interstitial lung disease and primary Sjogren syndrome: A case report.
- Authors
Athanasopoulou, Georgia; Zakynthinos, Georgios; Eleftheriou, Konstantinos; Dima, Effrosyni; Magkou, Christina; Katsaounou, Paraskevi; Kalomenidis, Ioannis
- Abstract
We present the case of a 28-year-old African man with multiple hospitalizations during the past two years due to worsening shortness of breath. The initial work-up revealed recurrent pulmonary embolism and interstitial lung disease (ILD). The diagnosis of primary Sjogren syndrome was established and a lung biopsy demonstrated cellular non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP). Proper treatment of NSIP was partially effective and respiratory failure persisted, implying additional pathology to NSIP. Further evaluation revealed pulmonary hypertension that required treatment with pulmonary vasodilators.
- Subjects
SJOGREN'S syndrome; PULMONARY fibrosis; PULMONARY hypertension; DYSPNEA; RESPIRATORY insufficiency; INTERSTITIAL lung diseases; INTERSTITIAL cystitis
- Publication
Pneumon, 2023, Vol 36, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1105-848X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18332/pne/161143