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Pulmonary complications of Autoimmune diseases.

Respiratory problems are common and can be serious in patients who have connective tissue or autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. With an autoimmune disease, a person’s own immune system attacks the lungs, causing inflammation and scarring that can impair lung function and breathing. Rheumatoid arthritis may lead to a group of lung conditions categorized as rheumatoid lung disease. These include shortness of breath or dyspnea caused when the lung lining gets inflamed and filled with fluid (pleural effusion).  Las Vegas Lung and Sleep Associates provide patients with accurate diagnosis and comprehensive disease treatment and management.

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