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Loris Lady Janz Junior

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  Pulmonary Manifestations of Rheumatologic Diseases in Pediatric
  Author(s): Ingrid Herta Rotstein Grein, Christina Feitosa Pelajo, Thais Cugler Meneghetti, Loris Lady Janz Junior and Marcia Bandeira Ingrid Herta Rotstein Grein, Christina Feitosa Pelajo, Thais Cugler Meneghetti, Loris Lady Janz Junior and Marcia Bandeira
  
  Objectives: To describe the pulmonary manifestations in rheumatic diseases in pediatrics - systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), systemic scleroderma (SSc), linear scleroderma (LS), and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)-and to correlate these findings with clinical manifestations, imaging and pulmonary function tests. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was performed. We evaluated patients with rheumatic disorders followed at the Rheumatology Department of Hospital Pequeno Príncipe from January 2000 to July 2012. All patients diagnosed with SSc, as well as patients with SLE, JDM, MCTD and LS who had pulmonary symptoms or worsening of their underlying disease, were submitted to chest radiography (CXR), chest high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and pulmonary function tests (PFTs). Results: A sample of 193 patients was obtain.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1149.1000136

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