Respir Case Rep. 2016; 5(1): 53-56 | DOI: 10.5505/respircase.2016.77150

Romatoid Artrit ve Pulmoner Emboli Birlikteliði: Üç Olgu Sunumu

Dicle Kaymaz¹, Pýnar Ergün², Ipek Candemir^1
1Atatürk Göðüs Hastalýklarý ve Göðüs Cerrahisi Eðitim Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Pulmoner Rehabilitasyon ve Evde Bakým Merkezi, Ankara
²Kafkas Üniversitesi Týp Fakültesi, Göðüs Hastalýklarý Anabilim Dalý, Kars

Romatoid artrit (RA) toplumda %1’e yakýn sýklýðý ile en fazla karþýlaþýlan inflamatuar bað doku hastalýklarýndandýr. RA derin ven trombozu ve pulmoner emboli için genellikle risk faktörü olarak görülmemesine raðmen RA’lý hastalarda venöz tromboemboli (VTE) riskinin arttýðý saptanmýþtýr. RA’sý olan ve pulmoner emboli saptanan 3 olgumuzu bu konuya dikkat çekmek amacýyla sunuyoruz.

Anahtar Kelimeler: omatoid artrit, pulmoner emboli, dispne.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pulmonary Embolism: A Report of Three Cases

Dicle Kaymaz¹, Pýnar Ergün², Ipek Candemir^1
1Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Home Care Center, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
²Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Kafkas University Faculty of Medicine, Kars, Turkey

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most commonly encountered inflammatory joint disease, affecting nearly 1% of the adult population. RA is not generally viewed as a risk factor for deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, although patients with RA are at an increased risk of venous thromboembolism. We present three cases of RA with the diagnosis to draw attention in this issue.

Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis, pulmonary embolism, dyspnea.

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