類風溼性關節炎有各種不同的肺部表現,這些表現在臨床上症狀上不具特異性,如阻塞性細支氣管炎合併器質化肺炎,常常需要靠開胸或胸腔鏡手術切片才能診斷。在此,我們報告一個類風溼性關節炎的病人,臨床上的表現是咳嗽跟喘,影像學檢查有毛玻璃狀陰影及肺泡型變化,抗生素治療無效後,經過胸腔鏡手術,證實是阻塞性細支氣管炎合併器質化肺炎。經過類固醇治療後,症狀及影像學上皆獲得改善。
There are several manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with lung involvement, including bronchiolitis obliterans-organizing pneumonia (BOOP). Diagnosis is usually difficult and open or thoracoscopic lung biopsy is often required. Herein, we report the case of a woman with rheumatoid arthritis who presented with dyspnea and cough. Chest X-ray (CXR) revealed abnormal infiltration and the clinical symptoms did not improve after antibiotics treatment. After thoracoscopic lung biopsy, BOOP was confirmed. Her symptoms and images improved with steroid treatment.