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There is no [[treatment]] for [[Caplan's Syndrome|Caplan Syndrome]]; the mainstay of [[therapy]] is supportive care. | 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> | 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> | ||
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Once tuberculosis has been excluded, treatment is with steroids. All exposure to coal dust must be stopped, and smoking cessation should be attempted. Rheumatoid arthritis should be treated normally with early use of DMARDs.
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]