Progressive Pulmonary Cystic Disease in Autoimmune Hepatitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Rare Association
Havish S Kantheti, Kevin T Huynh, Nina Kanase, Morad H Amar, Lavanya Srinivasan · 2026
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Description
Havish Kantheti and co-authors report a 2026 case of cystic lung disease unfolding over fifteen years in a woman with two autoimmune conditions. Rheumatoid arthritis usually scars the lungs in a fibrotic pattern, while autoimmune hepatitis rarely touches them at all. Cystic change belongs to neither textbook picture.
Their patient, an 82-year-old woman with longstanding forms of both diseases, showed steadily spreading thin-walled lung cysts and fibrosis across years of scans. She arrived in acute respiratory failure, and imaging also found a malformed vessel in the lung that short-circuits blood flow. The authors use the case to stress three habits: follow imaging over time, review the drug list for lung-toxic agents, and manage such overlaps with a team. Rare pairings still teach routine lessons.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Havish S Kantheti, Kevin T Huynh, Nina Kanase, Morad H Amar, Lavanya Srinivasan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |