pulmonale Manifestationen rheumatoide Arthritis

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radiological features of lung disorders related to connective-tissue diseases: a pictorial essay. Axial (A, B) and sagittal (C) HRCT images of a UIP pattern in a 72-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis. The images show the typical UIP pattern, predominantly located on basal and subpleural regions, and represented by honeycombing areas (black arrows in A–C), reticulations (white arrows in A, B) and traction bronchiectasis (white empty arrow in B)

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radiological features of lung disorders related to connective-tissue diseases: a pictorial essay. Axial HRCT images of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. A, B clearly show ground-glass opacities (empty white arrows) and bronchiectasis (white arrows), resembling an NSIP pattern

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radiological features of lung disorders related to connective-tissue diseases: a pictorial essay. Axial HRCT images of an NSIP pattern in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. A, B Ground-glass opacities (empty white arrows) can be appreciated through the pulmonary parenchyma. The heterogeneous distribution of ground glass regions reflects areas of inflammation—alternated to normal lung regions

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radiological features of lung disorders related to connective-tissue diseases: a pictorial essay. Anterior upper lobe sign in a patient with RA. It consists of a particular fibrosis distribution, most concentrated along the anterior side of the upper lobes; it can be appreciated on axial (black arrows in A, B) and sagittal MPR image (black arrow in C)

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radiological features of lung disorders related to connective-tissue diseases: a pictorial essay. Axial (A, C), coronal (B) and sagittal (D) HRCT images demonstrate—in an RA patient—the presence of a florid honeycombing, involving more than 50% of the lung. This finding is typically due to macrocystic spaces (white arrows) and has been defined as “exuberant honeycombing sign”

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radiological features of lung disorders related to connective-tissue diseases: a pictorial essay. Coronal multiplanar reformatted images. A, B demonstrate the presence of straight-edge sign in female RA patients showing interstitial lung fibrosis. This sign consists of a more pronounced fibrosis in the lung bases—with sharp demarcation in the cranio-caudal plane (white arrows in A, B)

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radiological features of lung disorders related to connective-tissue diseases: a pictorial essay. Airway disease in RA patient, clearly depicted in A, B. Lobular decreased attenuation areas (white empty arrows) are caused by follicular bronchiolitis and obliterative bronchiolitis. This finding represents an early manifestation of disease, due to airway involvement—typically found when no fibrosing alterations are observed

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radiological features of lung disorders related to connective-tissue diseases: a pictorial essay. Cavitate nodular lesions (white empty arrows in A, B) in a male RA patient. Rheumatoid nodules represent a rare manifestation of disease; generally, they have bilateral and subpleural location, with rounded shape. The development of cavitation has been reported in literature related to vasculitis. Left pneumothorax (white asterisk) is also evident along the anterior part of the lung

Rheumatoid

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Rheumatoid

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Rheumatoid

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