RT Book, Section
A1 Kim, Eunice J.
A1 Collard, Harold R.
A2 Imboden, John B.
A2 Hellmann, David B.
A2 Stone, John H.
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ID 57275902
T1 Chapter 64. Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 3e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163805-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57275902
RD 2024/04/18
AB Presents  with  nonspecific  symptoms  such  as  cough  and  dyspnea.Associated  most  often  with  rheumatoid  arthritis,  scleroderma,  primary  Sjögren  syndrome,  dermatomyositis,  polymyositis,  and  mixed  connective  tissue  disease;  rarely  with  systemic  lupus  erythematosus.High-resolution  computed  tomography  (HRCT)  with  thin-section  images  is  the  test  of  choice.Nonspecific  interstitial  pneumonia  is  the  most  common  histopathologic  pattern.Treatment  with  prednisone  or  immunomodulatory  therapy  (cyclophosphamide,  mycophenolate  mofetil,  azathioprine)  or  both  can  be  effective.