Abstract
An association between rheumatoid arthritis and bronchiolitis with symptomatic progressive airway obstruction has been previously reported. Abnormal sensitivity to airway inflammation has been postulated; however, there have been no reported cases of bronchiolitis and significant immunofluorescence findings on lung biopsy. We report here a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, acute bronchiolitis without obstructive airway disease, and linear deposition of immunoglobulin G in alveolar walls.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 636-639 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Review of Respiratory Disease |
| Volume | 124 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - 1981 |