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  • Title: Pleural involvement in systemic disorders.
    Author: Aiello M, Chetta A, Marangio E, Zompatori M, Olivieri D.
    Journal: Curr Drug Targets Inflamm Allergy; 2004 Dec; 3(4):441-7. PubMed ID: 15584892.
    Abstract:
    The collagen vascular diseases are a heterogeneous group of immunologically-mediated inflammatory disorders. Frequently, these diseases affect organ systems outside the thorax as their primary manifestation, but may involve the pleura as a single presenting feature, as part of multisystem involvement, or as an isolated manifestation of a disease that is otherwise quiescent. In this article, we review the manifestations of respiratory disease caused by rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease, Sjogren's syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, and sarcoidosis.
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