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Lesson of the month 2: Dry skin, yellow nails and breathlessness
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Royal College of Physicians, 2017.
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Abstract
- Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common clinical problem, representing a group of diseases consisting of inflammation and progressive fibrosis of the lung. In some cases, an underlying cause is not identified; however, a significant proportion of ILD is associated with connective tissue disease (CTD). A detailed history and examination is the most important part of the assessment of patients with suspected ILD and will direct further investigation. This case illustrates the importance of identifying the symptoms and signs of CTD when assessing a patient with ILD. In addition, we describe an unusual presenting manifestation of yellow nails, which is not a recognised feature of CTD-ILD, but improved following immunomodulatory treatment for the overall condition.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
behavioral disciplines and activities
Autoimmune Diseases
Nail Diseases
Fibrosis
Dry skin
Medicine
Humans
Letters to the Editor
Lesson of the Month
Myositis
Skin
Autoantibodies
Lung
business.industry
Interstitial lung disease
General Medicine
Middle Aged
respiratory system
medicine.disease
Dermatology
Connective tissue disease
Surgery
respiratory tract diseases
body regions
medicine.anatomical_structure
Dyspnea
Nails
Nail disease
Female
CTD
medicine.symptom
business
Lung Diseases, Interstitial
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ace31120796dc2b4917ee9998e79a15a