Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia associated with an initiation of rheumatoid arthritis

J. J. Kwak; J. E. Chang; Jisoo Lee; Y. J. Cho; S. H. Sung

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Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia associated with an initiation of rheumatoid arthritis

J. J. Kwak, J. E. Chang, Jisoo Lee, Y. J. Cho, S. H. Sung

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Abstract

Although peripheral blood eosinophilia is observed in patients with active inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis (RA), RA is not a recognised cause of pulmonary eosinophilia. We describe a 55-year-old woman affected by chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) concomitantly with an initiation of RA. Both diseases responded rapidly and completely to high-dose corticosteroid therapy. In this patient, the initiation of RA and CEP was directly related, implying a common pathogenetic link between the two diseases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	240-243
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Rheumatology
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-003-0703-8
State	Published - Sep 2003

Keywords

Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Eosinophilia
Initiation
Rheumatoid arthritis

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