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- Title
Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases.
- Authors
Cojocaru, M.; Cojokaru, Inimioara Mihaela; Silosi, Isabela; Vrabie, Camelia Doina
- Abstract
Systemic autoimmune diseases (SAD) are a heterogeneous group of immunologically mediated inflammatory disorders including multiorgan involvement. As expected in a multisystem disease, the entire pulmonary system is vulnerable to injury. Any of its compartments may be independently or simultaneously affected. It is difficult to assess the true prevalence of lung disease in cases of SAD. In this article, we will review the pulmonary manifestations caused by systemic lupus erithematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, Sjögren's syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease, Wegener's granulomatosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, Goodpasture's syndrome, and ankylosing spondylitis.
- Subjects
AUTOIMMUNE diseases; PULMONARY manifestations of general diseases; SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus; SYSTEMIC scleroderma; RHEUMATOID arthritis; POLYMYOSITIS
- Publication
Maedica - a Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2011, Vol 6, Issue 3, p224
- ISSN
1841-9038
- Publication type
Article