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ARBELAEZ SOLERA, Ana Milena et al. Caracterización de pacientes con compromiso pulmonar intersticial asociado a esclerosis sistémica atendidos en el Hospital Militar Central desde enero de 1998 a mayo de 2008. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2008, vol.15, n.4, pp.299-306. ISSN 0121-8123.

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a clinically heterogeneous, systemic disorder which affects the connective tissue of skin, internal organs and the walls of blood vessels. Prognosis of SSc largely depends on involvement of internal organs, particulary the lungs. The frecuency of lung involvement in SSc ranks second to gastrointestinal manifestation. Two major clinical features of lung involvement are interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary arterial hipertension. Pulmonary complications are the most common causes of death in SSc. The aims of the study was to describe the clinical characteristics, epidemiological, of pulmonary function test and radiological signs of interstitial lung fibrosis in ours patients with SSc. Methods: we reviewed the records of 112 patients with SSc who were seen between 1998 to 2008 at the Hospital Militar Central, Bogota D.C. Clinical signs of pulmonary involvement, Lung Function Tets, High Resolution CT (HRCT) and Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) with differential cell counting were used to detect ILD. Results: 41 subjects had SSc asociate to interstitial lung disease as indicated by radiological signs of lung fibrosis by HRCT and decreased carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLCO). Women were affected nine times as often as men (9:1). The mean (SD) age of the 46 years (20-79 years). Interstitial lung fibrosis were noticed often in patients with diffuse cutaneous SSc (70%) but less frecuently in patients with limited cutaneous SSc (30%). The most common symptom was dyspnea (80%). Antinuclear antibodies were present in 100% of patients. Antitopoisomerasa I (Scl-70) were found in 57% of patients and in 95% of those with diffuse cutaneous SSc. Unlike the carbon monoxide diffusing, the spirometry was normal in a great percentage, having usefulness small in the early diagnosis. Conclusion: the interstitial lung disease in patients with SSc, is not infrequent in our population, with discharge prevalencia in patients with diffuse cutaneous SSc with Antitopoisomerase I and feminine sex (9:1) in productive ages of the life. Early diagnosis of alveolitis is essential to prevent the deterioration of pulmonary function, improving outcome in SSc patients. Diagnostic procedures used to detect ILD are DLCO, HRCT and BAL. DLCO is the lung function parameter that best reflects the alveolitis in SSc. Chest radiography is less informative than HRCT of the lungs in the evaluation of the presence and extent of ILD in SSc. Antitopoisomerasa I (Scl-70) are associated with interstitial pulmonary disease. In addition to HRCT, BAL with differential cell counting should be performed for diagnosing SSc alveolitis.

Palavras-chave : systemic sclerosis; fibrosing alveolitis; pulmonar fibrosis.

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