Abstract

SPINEL B, Néstor et al. Jaccoud's arthropathy and pulmonary fibrosis in CREST syndrome. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2010, vol.17, n.1, pp.64-70. ISSN 0121-8123.

We report a case of a 48 years old patient with diagnosis of incomplete CREST syndrome (variant limited systemic sclerosis) in who we documented the presence of Jaccoud's arthropathy of the hands and pulmonary involvement by pulmonary fibrosis type usual interstitial pneumonia, with positivity for rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody.

Keywords : CREST syndrome; joint disease; interstitial lung disease; pulmonary fibrosis.