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Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia and Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Serrano, Érica Vieira
Couto, Roberta Barcelos
Rocha, Roberta Hora
Paixão, Thaysa Simões
Valim, Valéria
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP), recently described, is a histologic pattern characterized by the presence of fibrin “balls” within alveolar spaces.
The term undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) is used to identify autoimmune systemic diseases that do not fulfill the criteria to be classified as a definitive connective tissue disease.
The AFOP has never been reported in association with UCTD.
The present reported case is a 39-year-old Caucasian, female with dry cough and progressive dyspnea.
Eight months later, she was diagnosed with “organizing pneumonia” based on clinical history and radiologic images.
She manifested Raynaud’s Phenomenon, sicca syndrome, boot and gloves neuropathic pain, and previous hypothyroidism.
Antinuclear antibody, rheumatoid factor, and specific autoantibodies were negative.
Salivary gland biopsy and electroneuromyiography were normal.
The capillaroscopy showed a “scleroderma” pattern with capillary deletion and ectasia.
She experienced clinical and radiologic worsening.
Despite being submitted to cyclophosphamide pulse, she developed hemorrhage and then died.
Thoracotomy pulmonary specimen showed histological pattern of AFOP.
This paper shows a rare association of AFOP with UCTD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Valim, Valéria& Rocha, Roberta Hora& Couto, Roberta Barcelos& Paixão, Thaysa Simões& Serrano, Érica Vieira. 2012. Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia and Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease : A Case Report. Case Reports in Rheumatology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480656
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Valim, Valéria…[et al.]. Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia and Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease : A Case Report. Case Reports in Rheumatology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480656
American Medical Association (AMA)
Valim, Valéria& Rocha, Roberta Hora& Couto, Roberta Barcelos& Paixão, Thaysa Simões& Serrano, Érica Vieira. Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia and Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease : A Case Report. Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480656
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480656