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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There is no [[treatment]] for [[Caplan's Syndrome|Caplan Syndrome]]; the mainstay of [[therapy]] is supportive care. | |||
Supportive therapy for [[Caplan's Syndrome|Caplan Syndrome]] includes [[treatment]] of [[Rheumatoid arthritis]], [[Steroid]]. [[Lung transplant]] for [[irreversible]] [[pulmonary fibrosis|pulmonary fibrosis.]]. <ref name="SchreiberKoschel2010">{{cite journal|last1=Schreiber|first1=J.|last2=Koschel|first2=D.|last3=Kekow|first3=J.|last4=Waldburg|first4=N.|last5=Goette|first5=A.|last6=Merget|first6=R.|title=Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis (Caplan's syndrome)|journal=European Journal of Internal Medicine|volume=21|issue=3|year=2010|pages=168–172|issn=09536205|doi=10.1016/j.ejim.2010.02.004}}</ref> | |||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
=== | *Pharmacologic medical therapies for Caplan Syndrome include steroid therapy, Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs(DMARDS) for Rheumatoid arthritis. Irreversible lung fibrosis requires lung transplantation. <ref name="SchreiberKoschel2010">{{cite journal|last1=Schreiber|first1=J.|last2=Koschel|first2=D.|last3=Kekow|first3=J.|last4=Waldburg|first4=N.|last5=Goette|first5=A.|last6=Merget|first6=R.|title=Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis (Caplan's syndrome)|journal=European Journal of Internal Medicine|volume=21|issue=3|year=2010|pages=168–172|issn=09536205|doi=10.1016/j.ejim.2010.02.004}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sharmi Biswas, M.B.B.S
Overview
There is no treatment for Caplan Syndrome; the mainstay of therapy is supportive care. Supportive therapy for Caplan Syndrome includes treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis, Steroid. Lung transplant for irreversible pulmonary fibrosis.. [1]
Medical Therapy
- Pharmacologic medical therapies for Caplan Syndrome include steroid therapy, Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs(DMARDS) for Rheumatoid arthritis. Irreversible lung fibrosis requires lung transplantation. [1]