Polymyositis and Sjögren's Syndrome Associated with Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia

Takao IMASAKI; Akio YOSHII; Sumiaki TANAKA; Tateo OGURA; Akira ISHIKAWA; Tadao TAKAHASHI

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.35.231

Takao IMASAKI, Akio YOSHII, Sumiaki TANAKA, Tateo OGURA, Akira ISHIKAWA, Tadao TAKAHASHI

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Keywords: interstitial lung disease, polymyositis-dermatomyositis (PM-DM), rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

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1996 Volume 35 Issue 3 Pages 231-235

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.35.231

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Abstract

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) occurred in a 53-year-old woman with well-documented Sjögren's syndrome (SjS) and polymyositis (PM). BOOP has often been reported as a pulmonary manifestation of collagen vascular diseases, mainly rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the association of BOOP and PM has rarely been documented. A search of the literature showed only 16 case reports of BOOP associated with polymyositis-dermatomyositis (PM-DM). It is interesting that BOOP occurred prior to PM-DM, while it is commonly believed to occur after RA.
(Internal Medicine 35: 231-235, 1996)

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