Constrictive bronchiolitis obliterans following gold therapy for psoriatic arthritis.

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  • K J Schwartzman
  • D M Bowie
  • C Yeadon
  • R Fraser
  • E D Sutton
  • R D Levy
چکیده

A 41 year old male with psoriatic arthritis developed progressive dyspnoea and airflow obstruction following 4 months of intramuscular gold therapy. Open lung biopsy revealed bronchiolitis obliterans of the constrictive type. This case suggests a possible aetiological role for gold in the pathogenesis of constrictive bronchiolitis obliterans, or alternatively an association between psoriatic arthritis and this inflammatory airway condition.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The European respiratory journal

دوره 8 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1995