Abstracts tagged "Pulmonary Involvement and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)"

Abstract Number: 693 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Pulmonary Involvement In Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: Slow Progression After 10 Years Of Follow-Up
Leticia Kawano-Dourado¹, Olivia M Dias¹, Fernando U Kay², Thais E H Gripp², Paula S Gomes³, Ricardo Fuller⁴, Bruno G Baldi¹, Ronaldo A Kairalla¹, Carlos R R Carvalho¹ and M.Teresa C. Caleiro⁵, ¹Division of Pulmonology - Heart Institute (InCor) - Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Division of Radiology - Hospital da Clinicas - Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Division of Pulmonology, Hospital do Servidor do Estado de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Division of Rheumatology - Hospital das Clinicas - Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Division of Rheumatology - Hospital da Clinicas - Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Evaluate the progression of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in a 10-year period of a group of 53 MCTD patients previously evaluated 10 years ago.Methods:…