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* [[Chest X-ray|Chest radiology]] shows multiple, round, well defined [[nodules]], usually 0.5-2.0 cm in diameter, which may cavitate and resemble [[tuberculosis]]. | * [[Chest X-ray|Chest radiology]] shows multiple, round, well defined [[nodules]], usually 0.5-2.0 cm in diameter, which may cavitate and resemble [[tuberculosis]].<ref name="Caplan1953">{{cite journal|last1=Caplan|first1=A.|title=Certain Unusual Radiological Appearances in the Chest of Coal-miners Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis|journal=Thorax|volume=8|issue=1|year=1953|pages=29–37|issn=0040-6376|doi=10.1136/thx.8.1.29}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Caplan Syndrome. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of Caplan Syndrome include well defined round , cavitating nodules with the diameter of 0.5-5cm.
Chest X Ray
- Chest radiology shows multiple, round, well defined nodules, usually 0.5-2.0 cm in diameter, which may cavitate and resemble tuberculosis.[1]
References
- ↑ Caplan, A. (1953). "Certain Unusual Radiological Appearances in the Chest of Coal-miners Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis". Thorax. 8 (1): 29–37. doi:10.1136/thx.8.1.29. ISSN 0040-6376.