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*The patients with [[Caplan syndrome]] are mostly [[asymptomatic]] initially. | *The patients with [[Caplan syndrome]] are mostly [[asymptomatic]] initially. <ref name="Benedek1973">{{cite journal|last1=Benedek|first1=Thomas G.|title=Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis|journal=The American Journal of Medicine|volume=55|issue=4|year=1973|pages=515–524|issn=00029343|doi=10.1016/0002-9343(73)90209-X}}</ref> <ref name="AlayaBraham2018">{{cite journal|last1=Alaya|first1=Zeineb|last2=Braham|first2=Mouna|last3=Aissa|first3=Sana|last4=Kalboussi|first4=Houda|last5=Bouajina|first5=Elyès|title=A case of Caplan syndrome in a recently diagnosed patient with silicosis: A case report|journal=Radiology Case Reports|volume=13|issue=3|year=2018|pages=663–666|issn=19300433|doi=10.1016/j.radcr.2018.03.004}}</ref> | ||
*The [[symptoms]] of [[dyspnea]] and [[cough]] typically develop with the progression of the disease. | *The [[symptoms]] of [[dyspnea]] and [[cough]] typically develop with the progression of the disease. | ||
*If left untreated, patients with [[Caplan syndrome]] may progress to develop [[wheeze]] in the [[chest]] which doesn't change with [[cough]] suggestive of irreversible [[pulmonary fibrosis]]. | *If left untreated, patients with [[Caplan syndrome]] may progress to develop [[wheeze]] in the [[chest]] which doesn't change with [[cough]] suggestive of irreversible [[pulmonary fibrosis]]. | ||
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Overview
If left untreated, some patients might develop irreversible pulmonary fibrosis.
Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
Natural History
- The patients with Caplan syndrome are mostly asymptomatic initially. [1] [2]
- The symptoms of dyspnea and cough typically develop with the progression of the disease.
- If left untreated, patients with Caplan syndrome may progress to develop wheeze in the chest which doesn't change with cough suggestive of irreversible pulmonary fibrosis.
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.
References
- ↑ Benedek, Thomas G. (1973). "Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis". The American Journal of Medicine. 55 (4): 515–524. doi:10.1016/0002-9343(73)90209-X. ISSN 0002-9343.
- ↑ Alaya, Zeineb; Braham, Mouna; Aissa, Sana; Kalboussi, Houda; Bouajina, Elyès (2018). "A case of Caplan syndrome in a recently diagnosed patient with silicosis: A case report". Radiology Case Reports. 13 (3): 663–666. doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2018.03.004. ISSN 1930-0433.