PLEUROPULMONARY ABNORMALITIES IN PRIMARY SJOGRENS-SYNDROME

Authors
GARDINER P WARD C ALLISON A ASHCROFT T SIMPSON W WALTERS H KELLY C
Citation
P. Gardiner et al., PLEUROPULMONARY ABNORMALITIES IN PRIMARY SJOGRENS-SYNDROME, Journal of rheumatology, 20(5), 1993, pp. 831-837
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Journal of rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0315162X
Volume
20
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
831 - 837
Database
ISI
SICI code
0315-162X(1993)20:5<831:PAIPS>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Sixteen patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (1-degrees-SS) who co mplained of dyspnea were investigated with high resolution computerize d tomography of the thorax, bronchoalveolar lavage, and transbronchial biopsy. Six patients had evidence of interstitial fibrosis, 5 had a p eribronchiolar lymphocytic infiltration and 3 had pleural thickening. We conclude that significant pulmonary disease is not uncommon in pati ents with 1-degrees-SS.