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Isolated pulmonary hypertension secondary to rheumatoid arthritis

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The authors report a case of a woman with pulmonary hypertension secondary to rheumatoid arthritis, whose treatment with azathioprine resulted in normalization of pulmonary artery pressure and resolution of clinical symptoms. Different etiologies for pulmonary hypertension are discussed and literature review is presented.

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  1. Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

    Glaucio W. R. Castro, Simone Appenzeller, Manoel B. Bertolo & Lilian T. L. Costallat

  2. Departamento de Clínica Médica, UNICAMP, 13081-970, Campinas‐SP, Brazil

    Simone Appenzeller

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Castro, G.W.R., Appenzeller, S., Bertolo, M.B. et al. Isolated pulmonary hypertension secondary to rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 25, 901–903 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-005-0089-x

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