[A case of multiple pulmonary infarctions associated with Sjögren's syndrome and antipsychotic agent administration]

Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2004 Nov;42(11):975-80.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 56-year-old woman presented with complaints of general malaise and left chest pain. Chest radiography and CT scanning revealed multiple nodules and infiltrations in both lung fields. Her symptoms diminished and the extent of some of the lung shadows decreased spontaneously. However, since new shadows appeared later in other parts of the lung, she was admitted to our hospital on September 3. A transbronchial lung biopsy was not adequate for diagnosing a particular disease. But thoracoscopic lung biopsy specimens revealed necrosis with localized pleural fibrosis, and so a diagnosis of pulmonary infarction was made. The patient did not have any underlying disease or coagulation abnormalities, but Sjögren's syndrome and an antipsychotic agent were suspected to be background factors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Biopsy
  • Female
  • Haloperidol / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Embolism / chemically induced
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / complications*
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Haloperidol