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Prognosis is generally excellent/good/poor, and the 1/5/10-year mortality/survival rate of patients with [disease name] is approximately [#]%. | Prognosis is generally excellent/good/poor, and the 1/5/10-year mortality/survival rate of patients with [disease name] is approximately [#]%. | ||
==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis== | ==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis== | ||
==Natural History== | ===Natural History=== | ||
*The symptoms of (disease name) usually develop in the first/ second/ third decade of life, and start with symptoms such as ___. | *The symptoms of (disease name) usually develop in the first/ second/ third decade of life, and start with symptoms such as ___. | ||
*The symptoms of (disease name) typically develop ___ years after exposure to ___. | *The symptoms of (disease name) typically develop ___ years after exposure to ___. | ||
*If left untreated, [#]% of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3]. | *If left untreated, [#]% of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3]. | ||
==Complications== | ===Complications=== | ||
Possible complications include: | Possible complications include: | ||
* Increased risk for [[tuberculosis]] | * Increased risk for [[tuberculosis]] | ||
* Progressive massive [[fibrosis]] (scarring) | * Progressive massive [[fibrosis]] (scarring) | ||
* Side effects of medications | * Side effects of medications | ||
==Prognosis== | ===Prognosis=== | ||
Caplan syndrome rarely causes serious breathing trouble or disability due to lung problems. | Caplan syndrome rarely causes serious breathing trouble or disability due to lung problems. | ||
The nodules may pre-date the appearance of rheumatoid arthritis by several years. Otherwise prognosis is as for RA; lung disease may remit spontaneously, but pulmonary fibrosis may also progress. | The nodules may pre-date the appearance of rheumatoid arthritis by several years. Otherwise, prognosis is as for RA; lung disease may remit spontaneously, but pulmonary fibrosis may also progress. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:06, 7 June 2021
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
If left untreated, [#]% of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3].
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Common complications of [disease name] include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
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Prognosis is generally excellent/good/poor, and the 1/5/10-year mortality/survival rate of patients with [disease name] is approximately [#]%.
Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
Natural History
- The symptoms of (disease name) usually develop in the first/ second/ third decade of life, and start with symptoms such as ___.
- The symptoms of (disease name) typically develop ___ years after exposure to ___.
- If left untreated, [#]% of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3].
Complications
Possible complications include:
- Increased risk for tuberculosis
- Progressive massive fibrosis (scarring)
- Side effects of medications
Prognosis
Caplan syndrome rarely causes serious breathing trouble or disability due to lung problems.
The nodules may pre-date the appearance of rheumatoid arthritis by several years. Otherwise, prognosis is as for RA; lung disease may remit spontaneously, but pulmonary fibrosis may also progress.