A 77-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis and acute dyspnea and renal failure
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A 77-year-old man with a history of smoking and rheumatoid arthritis died from a lung disease called interstitial pneumonitis. This disorder is found in up to 50% of all rheumatoid arthritis patients, and is more common in smokers.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2001
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A 44-year-old man with pulmonary disease and proctitis
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A 44-year-old man was diagnosed with desquamative interstitial pneumonitis. Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis is inflammation of the lungs that is caused by a reaction to a variety of substances. The patient was admitted to the hospital with a dry cough, shortness of breath and wheezing. He had been diagnosed with chronic proctitis approximately two years before being admitted to the hospital. He was an immigrant to the US from Haiti and had quit smoking seven years before admission. A series of chest X-rays revealed low lung volumes and patchy opaque areas at the bottom of both lungs. A computed tomographic scan of the chest revealed vesicles in the top portion of the lungs and infiltrates with a ground-glass appearance. A lung biopsy revealed he was suffering from desquamative interstitial pneumonitis. The patient was treated with high-dose prednisone without any improvement. He was changed to experimental treatment with interferon.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 1993
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A 30-year-old man with a dry cough, dyspnea, and nodular pulmonary lesions
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A 30-year-old man was diagnosed with peribronchiolar and interstitial hyperplasia of the lungs. Hyperplasia of the lungs is an abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in the lungs. The patient was admitted to the hospital with a chronic cough and increasing shortness of breath during exercise. He had been treated for double pneumonia in the past. A computed tomographic (CT) scan revealed multiple nodules in his lower lungs. A biopsy of his lungs revealed that he had peribronchiolar and interstitial hyperplasia of the lungs. None of the known causes of this disorder were found in this patient. He improved after several months of treatment with corticosteroids.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 1993
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