Rheumatoid lung disease

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Bronchoscopy

Rheumatoid lung disease

Definition:

Rheumatoid lung disease is associated with rheumatoid arthritis and includes pleural effusions, pulmonary fibrosis, lung nodules, and pulmonary hypertension.

Alternative Names:

Lung disease - rheumatoid arthritis

Causes, incidence, and risk factors:

Pulmonary abnormalities are common in rheumatoid arthritis, but they often cause no symptoms. The causes of lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis are unknown. Sometimes the medicines used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may result in lung disease.

Review Date: 2/1/2005
Reviewed By: Allen J. Blaivas, D.O., Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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