Manifestations of Collagen Diseases

Intrathoracic manifestations of collagen vascular diseases on high-resolution chest computed tomography* Manifestações intratorácicas das doenças do colágeno na tomografia computadorizada de alta resolução do tórax

Received May 5, 2008. Accepted after revision May 27, 2008. rheumatoid arthritis, progressive systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatopolymyositis, mixed connective tissue disease and Sjögren’s syndrome. Chest radiography represents the imaging method most frequently utilized in the initial evaluation of intrathoracic manifestations of collagen vascular diseases. Chest radiogra...

Pulmonary manifestations in the systemic collagen diseases.

A challenging entity: multiple sclerosis or collagen tissue disorders: A case series of 6 patients

Background: Multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating processes are sometimes difficult to differentiate from the neurological involvement in autoimmune diseases. Distinguishing multiple sclerosis from other lesions due to autoimmune diseases is crucial to avoid unsuitable or delayed treatments. Methods: Charts of 6 patients diagnosed with mimicking multiple sclerosis between 1996 and 2014 we...

Pulmonary manifestations in the diffuse collagen diseases.

The aetiology of the diffuse systemic collagen diseases, embracing rheumatoid arthritis, sclero-derma, dermato-myositis, polyarteritis nodosa, and disseminated lupus erythematosus still remains obscure. The need persists for a wider concept of their clinical picture, with less emphasis on one particular system. Ellman (1947), in respect of rheumatoid arthritis, suggested " rheu-matoid disease" ...

A Review of Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases with Skin Manifestations

Introduction: Primary immunodeficiencies (PID) are rare heterogeneous disorders with defects in which one or more components of the immune system are malfunctioning. Clinical presentations of the patients according to type of immunodeficiency are variable. The majority of these patients are susceptible to infections depending on the type of disorder. In these patients, one of the most important...

Recurrent opticomyelitis associated with anti-DNA antibody.

Two patients had frequent attacks of acute myelitis and optic neuritis. One patient lacked any other organ involvement whereas the other developed systemic manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus 14 years after the onset. Both patients developed antinuclear and antidouble strand DNA antibodies after the onset of neurological involvement. These patients, whose neurological manifestations ...