Caplan?s syndromeFrom our partner site on asthma, MyAsthmaCentral.com.
Caplan's syndrome is inflammation and scarring of the lungs in people with rheumatoid arthritis who have been exposed to coal dust. Alternative Names: Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis Causes, incidence, and risk factors: advertisement Inhalation of coal dust causes inflammation and scarring of the lung. Persons with rheumatoid arthritis are more prone to develop larger areas of inflammation and scarring in response to coal dust. Caplan's syndrome is very rare in the USA. References: Murray J, Nadel J. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2000:1619-1721.
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