Eosinophilic Pneumonia Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Description of a Case Report and Review of the Literature
  • Marta Priora
    Rheumatology Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino"
  • Lorenzo Vassallo
    Radiology Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino"
  • Marco Scarati
    Rheumatology Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino"
  • Simone Parisi
    Rheumatology Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino"
  • Enrico Fusaro
    Rheumatology Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino"

Keywords

Eosinophilic pneumonia, rheumatoid arthritis, steroid therapy.

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a systemic inflammatory disease, may induce pulmonary manifestations. We describe a case of longstanding RA presenting with eosinophilic pneumonia (EP). Rare case reports of tissue eosinophilia involving isolated organs in the setting of RA exist in the literature. It has been shown that the production of proinflammatory cytokines activates different cell group and can simultaneously play a role in RA and induce eosinophils infiltration in target tissue. An appropriate lowest possible dosage of steroid therapy is essential, whereas EP may be a rare subset of pulmonary involvement in RA.

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    Published: 2015-09-18
    Issue: Vol. 2 No. 6 (2015) (view)


    How to cite:
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    Priora M, Vassallo L, Scarati M, Parisi S, Fusaro E. Eosinophilic Pneumonia Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Description of a Case Report and Review of the Literature. EJCRIM 2015;2 doi:10.12890/2015_000241.