A case of Caplan syndrome in a recently diagnosed patient with silicosis: A case report

Zeineb Alaya; Mouna Braham; Sana Aissa; Houda Kalboussi; Elyès Bouajina

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2018.03.004

A case of Caplan syndrome in a recently diagnosed patient with silicosis: A case report

Radiol Case Rep. 2018 Apr 11;13(3):663-666. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2018.03.004. eCollection 2018 Jun.

Authors

Zeineb Alaya¹, Mouna Braham¹, Sana Aissa², Houda Kalboussi³, Elyès Bouajina¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Ibn el Jazzar Street, 4000, Sousse, Tunisia.
² Department of Pneumology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
³ Department of Medical Work, Farhat Hached Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.

Abstract

Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis, also known as Caplan's syndrome is defined as the association between silicosis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is a rare and usually diagnosed in an advanced stage of RA course. It affects generally patients with long exposure to silica. In this article, we report a case of Caplan's syndrome.

Keywords: Caplan syndrome; Chest CT scan; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rituximab; Silicosis.

Publication types

Case Reports