Bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and accelerated nodulosis
<b>One of the respiratory complications of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is formation of lung nodules, which can rupture to cause pneumothoraces. We present a case of recurrent pneumothoraces due to accelerated RA nodulosis, secondary to biologic therapy.</b> https://bit.ly/3WBhgOe.
Authors
- Sajeel Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0212-3704)
- Avinash Aujayeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0859-5550)
- Roshini Kurian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1951-1855)
- Ben Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3193-9841)
Institutions
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breathe
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0083-2024
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84