Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia as Main Presenting Feature of Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Correspondence
Dr. Sunil Kumar,
Professor, Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: sunilkumarmed@gmail.com
Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia (COP) has been associated with several connective tissue disorders, but very rarely with rheumatoid arthritis. Here, the present authors report a 60-year-old female who presented with breathlessness on exertion, cough, fever, and multiple joint pains mainly of wrist and fingers as the main symptoms. On investigation, the RA factor and anti-CCP Abs were positive. She was diagnosed as COP on the basis of High Resolution Computed Tomography of thorax.