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Volume 346:866-867 March 14, 2002 Number 11
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Case 32-2001: Interstitial Pneumonitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

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To the Editor: The anatomical diagnosis presented in Case 32-2001 (Oct. 18 issue)1 is "usual interstitial pneumonitis with acute exacerbation, associated with rheumatoid arthritis," apparently one of the forms of rheumatoid lung disease. Yet the only evidence of the presence of rheumatoid arthritis is the statement that it had begun a year and a half before admission.

No mention is made of a history of joint pain or morning stiffness, no information about a physical examination or radiographs of the joints is provided, we are not told whether rheumatoid nodules were present, and none of the tests that one would . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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