Undifferentiated connective tissue disease with pulmonary involvement

J Assoc Physicians India. 2011 Mar:59:175-8.

Abstract

Pulmonary involvement in collagen vascular diseases is extremely common. It is usually seen in the well described dyscollagenoses and in mixed connective tissue diseases (MCTD). However, there is a lesser known entity called Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease (UCTD) which can also involve the lung. We herein present a case of a young man who was detected to have lung involvement secondary to UCTD.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / complications*
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / drug therapy
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias / diagnosis*
  • Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias / drug therapy
  • Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias / etiology*
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Methotrexate / therapeutic use
  • Pneumonia, Lipid / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Lipid / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Lipid / etiology*
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Prednisolone
  • Methotrexate