Pleural involvement in systemic disorders |
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Authors: | Aiello Marina Chetta Alfredo Marangio Emilio Zompatori Maurizio Olivieri Dario |
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Affiliation: | Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. mar.aiello@libero.it |
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Abstract: | The collagen vascular diseases are a heterogeneous group of immunologically-mediated inflammatory disorders. Frequently, these diseases affect organ systems outside the thorax as their primary manifestation, but may involve the pleura as a single presenting feature, as part of multisystem involvement, or as an isolated manifestation of a disease that is otherwise quiescent. In this article, we review the manifestations of respiratory disease caused by rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease, Sjogren's syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, and sarcoidosis. |
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