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Rheumatoid arthritis and pulmonary nodules: An unexpected final diagnosis
Pablo Antonio Zurita Prada1, Claudia Lía Urrego Laurín1, Sow Assyaaton Bobo2
1Área de Reumatología, Complejo Hospitalario de Segovia, Segovia, España.
Abstract:
We report the case of a 50-year-old female smoker with an 11-year history of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies) receiving triple therapy. She developed pulmonary nodules diagnosed as Langerhans cell histiocytosis by lung biopsy. We found no reported cases of the coexistence of these two diseases. Smoking abstinence led to radiologic resolution without modifying the immunosuppressive therapy.
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