Pleural involvement in systemic disorders.
The collagen vascular diseases are a heterogeneous group of immunologically-mediated inflammatory disorders. Frequently, these diseases affect organ systems outside the thorax as their primary manifestation, but may involve the pleura as a single presenting feature, as part of multisystem involvement, or as an isolated manifestation of a disease that is otherwise quiescent. In this article, we review the manifestations of respiratory disease caused by rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease, Sjogren's syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, and sarcoidosis.
Sarcoidosis, Dermatomyositis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Dry Mouth, Sjogren Syndrome, Interstitial Lung Disease, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Myositis, Vasculitis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Arthritis, Polymyositis, Dry Eye Syndrome, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)