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Caplan syndrome - Symptom

Alternative Names

Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis

Symptoms:

Cough
Shortness of breath
Wheezing
Nodules of the skin (rheumatoid nodules)
Joint swelling and pain

Signs and tests:

Your health care provider will take a detailed medical history that will include questions about your jobs (past and present) and other possible sources of exposure to mining dust. The health care provider will also do a physical exam, paying special attention to the presence of joint and skin disease.

Other tests can include:

Respiratory system

Reviewed last on: 8/10/2007
Allen J. Blaivas, DO, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Veteran Affairs, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

Murray J, Nadel J. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2000:1619-1721.

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