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. 1982 Apr;41(2):137–140. doi: 10.1136/ard.41.2.137

Rheumatoid lung disease, pneumothorax, and eosinophilia.

A J Crisp, R D Armstrong, R Grahame, J E Dussek
PMCID: PMC1000897  PMID: 7073341

Abstract

Four cases of the triad of rheumatoid lung disease, spontaneous pneumothorax, and peripheral blood eosinophilia are reported. Cavitation of a rheumatoid lung nodule caused the pneumothorax in at least 1 case. The significance of eosinophilia and its value as a marker of extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid disease are discussed.

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