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Caplan's syndrome
Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis, thought to be a more benign form of complicated silicosis.
Etiology:
1) silicosis
2) asbestosis
3) aluminosis
4) other conditions
Pathology:
- rheumatoid pulmonary nodules 1-5 cm in diameter that evolve rapidly & undergo cavitation
Related
rheumatoid nodule
General
complicated silicosis; progressive massive (silico) fibrosis
syndrome
References
Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed)
Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 758, 787