Pulmonary fibrosis and lymphocytic alveolitis associated with triple antiphospholipid antibody positivity: a diagnostic puzzle

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 Sep-Oct;30(5):806. Epub 2012 Oct 17.

Authors

Tommaso Barnini, Elena Silvestri, Giacomo Emmi, Mario Milco D'Elios, Enrico Beccastrini, Danilo Squatrito, Lorenzo Emmi, Domenico Prisco

PMID: 22992328

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / blood*
Antiphospholipid Syndrome / blood
Antiphospholipid Syndrome / complications*
Antiphospholipid Syndrome / diagnosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome / drug therapy
Antiphospholipid Syndrome / immunology
Female
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Perfusion Imaging
Predictive Value of Tests
Pulmonary Fibrosis / blood
Pulmonary Fibrosis / diagnosis
Pulmonary Fibrosis / drug therapy
Pulmonary Fibrosis / etiology*
Pulmonary Fibrosis / immunology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
Immunosuppressive Agents