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Caplan Syndrome is mostly common in coal miners with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Presenting symptoms could be shortness of breath, cough, wheezing.

History and Symptoms

History

Patients with Caplan Syndrome may have a positive history of:

. Rheumatoid arthritis [1]

. Inorganic dust exposure in mine and related sources

. Pneumoconiosis

Symptoms

Symptoms include: [1] [2]

In addition there are the features of RA including:

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[2]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ondrašík, Milan (1989). "13 Caplan's syndrome". Baillière's Clinical Rheumatology. 3 (1): 205–210. doi:10.1016/S0950-3579(89)80045-7. ISSN 0950-3579.
  2. 2.0 2.1 De Capitani, Eduardo Mello; Schweller, Marcelo; Silva, Cristiane Mendes da; Metze, Konradin; Cerqueira, Elza Maria Figueiras Pedreira de; Bértolo, Manoel Barros (2009). "Pneumoconiose reumatoide (síndrome de Caplan) com apresentação clássica". Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia. 35 (9): 942–946. doi:10.1590/S1806-37132009000900017. ISSN 1806-3713.