Thoracic Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases

Autor: Otília Fernandes, Luisa Figueiredo, Rita Lucas, João Lourenco, Sofia Pinheiro, Carina Ruano, Cecília Leal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
Předmět:
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Connective tissue
Connective Tissue Diseases/radiography
Polymyositis
Scleroderma
Arthritis
Rheumatoid

Mixed connective tissue disease
Arthritis
Rheumatoid/radiography

medicine
HSAC MED
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic

Sjogren's Syndrome/radiography
Radiology
Nuclear Medicine and imaging

Scleroderma
Systemic/radiography

Connective Tissue Diseases
Lupus erythematosus
Scleroderma
Systemic

business.industry
HSAC IMA
Interstitial lung disease
Reproducibility of Results
Connective Tissue Diseases/pathology
Dermatomyositis
medicine.disease
medicine.anatomical_structure
Sjogren's Syndrome
Lung Diseases
Interstitial/radiography

Rheumatoid arthritis
Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic/radiography

Radiography
Thoracic

business
Lung Diseases
Interstitial

Tomography
X-Ray Computed
Zdroj: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC)-FCT-Sociedade da Informação
instacron:RCAAP
Popis: Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) comprise several immunologic systemic disorders, each of which associated with a particular set of clinical manifestations and autoimmune profile. CTDs may cause numerous thoracic abnormalities, which vary in frequency and pattern according to the underlying disorder. The CTDs that most commonly involve the respiratory system are progressive systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren syndrome, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and mixed connective tissue disease. Pulmonary abnormalities in this group of patients may result from CTD-related lung disease or treatment complications, namely drug toxicity and opportunistic infections. The most important thoracic manifestations of CTDs are interstitial lung disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension, with nonspecific interstitial pneumonia being the most common pattern of interstitial lung disease. High-resolution computed tomography is a valuable tool in the initial evaluation and follow-up of patients with CTDs. As such, general knowledge of the most common high-resolution computed tomographic features of CTD-related lung disease allows the radiologist to contribute to better patient management.
Databáze: OpenAIRE