Rheumatological Lung Disease Prep Ppt (Nichols) Flashcards
What are the 2 forms of systemic sclerosis?
interstitial lung dz and vascular dz
Describe the sclerodermal lung
- interstitial dz starting as nonspecific intersitial pneumonia PATTERN –> interstitial fibrosis
- concentric arterial thickening (fibrosis)
What are the mediators of sclerodermal lung pathology?
IL-8, TNF, MIF1-alpha, RANTES, endothelin-1, TGF-beta
T cell recuiter and activator assc with sclerodermal lung
RANTES
vasoconstrictor and assc with sclerodermal lung
endothelin-1
what does MIF1-alpha do?
promotes neutrophil chemotaxis
What part of lung is most affected by sclerodema and how do the affect areas appear on CT
favors bases (posterior and peripherally)
ground glass then reticuar infiltrate
Cells that mediate damage in scleroderma lung
lymphocytes and macrophages –> fibroblasts
Apparently scleroderma lung looks very similar to UIP, so how is it distinguished?
in scleroderma all areas of the lung are in the same phase (i.e. temporal homogeneity)
concentric arterial thickening in sclerodermal lung can cause…
PAH and cor pulmonale
What is CREST syndrome?
limited systemic sclerosis WITHOUT interstitial lung dz
*is anti-centromere Ab +
Signs and symptoms of systemic sclerosis lung dz
symp: dyspnea and dry cough
signs: velcro crackles (esp at bases)
How is systemic clerodermal lung dz diagnosed?
anti-Scl70 (DNA topo) Ab +
dyspnea, dry cough, velcro crackles
sing, esophagus, and renal amifestations of SS
What organs (other than lungs) are involved in systemic sclerosis?
skin, esophagus, kidneys
How does SS lung dz affect PFTs and DLCO?
restrictive pattern:
dec DLCO
dec compliance = dec volumes
What is the treatment for sclerodermal lung dz? How is this different that non-specific intersitial pneumonia?
cyclophosphamide and NO serterids
(remember, NSIP responded to steriods)
**steroids may cause renal problems
prognosis of SS? What usually kills them?
12 yrs after Dx
60% die from scleroderma lung dz
Lupus sucks, so there are 5 ~lung dz that can be going on at once in these poor people, what are they?
- pleuritis
- acute lupus pneumonitis
- NSIP (NOT pattern, actual dz)
- pulm vascular dz (concentric arterial thickening and thromboemboli)
- shrinking lung syndrome
Most common pulm manifestation of lupus?
pleuritis
*often asymptomatic
Lupus pleuritis is typically ____ and may or may not be assc with ____
fibrinous
serosanguinous exudative pleural effusions (usually small and bilateral)
What can be found in the plural fluid of pts with lupus pleuritis
lymphocytes and anti-ANA Abs