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Imaging of Pulmonary Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases.

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Ahuja, J; Arora, D; Kanne, JP; Henry, TS; Godwin, JD
Published in: Radiol Clin North Am
November 2016

Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) are a heterogeneous group of conditions characterized by circulating autoantibodies and autoimmune-mediated organ damage. Common CTDs with lung manifestations are rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma or systemic sclerosis, Sjögren syndrome, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, systemic lupus erythematosis, mixed connective tissue disease, and undifferentiated connective tissue disease. The most common histopathologic patterns of CTD-related interstitial lung disease are nonspecific interstitial pneumonia, usual interstitial pneumonia, organizing pneumonia, and lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. Drug treatment of CTDs can cause complications, including opportunistic infection.

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Published In

Radiol Clin North Am

DOI

EISSN

1557-8275

Publication Date

November 2016

Volume

54

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1015 / 1031

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement
  • Pulmonary Alveoli
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial
  • Humans
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Connective Tissue Diseases
 

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Ahuja, J., Arora, D., Kanne, J. P., Henry, T. S., & Godwin, J. D. (2016). Imaging of Pulmonary Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases. Radiol Clin North Am, 54(6), 1015–1031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcl.2016.05.005
Ahuja, Jitesh, Deepika Arora, Jeffrey P. Kanne, Travis S. Henry, and J David Godwin. “Imaging of Pulmonary Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases.Radiol Clin North Am 54, no. 6 (November 2016): 1015–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcl.2016.05.005.
Ahuja J, Arora D, Kanne JP, Henry TS, Godwin JD. Imaging of Pulmonary Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases. Radiol Clin North Am. 2016 Nov;54(6):1015–31.
Ahuja, Jitesh, et al. “Imaging of Pulmonary Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases.Radiol Clin North Am, vol. 54, no. 6, Nov. 2016, pp. 1015–31. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2016.05.005.
Ahuja J, Arora D, Kanne JP, Henry TS, Godwin JD. Imaging of Pulmonary Manifestations of Connective Tissue Diseases. Radiol Clin North Am. 2016 Nov;54(6):1015–1031.
Journal cover image

Published In

Radiol Clin North Am

DOI

EISSN

1557-8275

Publication Date

November 2016

Volume

54

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1015 / 1031

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement
  • Pulmonary Alveoli
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial
  • Humans
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Connective Tissue Diseases