Rare case of pulmonary joint, cardiac and mediastinal involvement in rheumatoid arthritis with bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis.

ABSTRACT

It is extremely uncommon to find a patient with rheumatoid arthritis with pulmonary and cardiac manifestations together with co-existent intrathoracic lymphadenopathy. We report the case of a 40-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid lung disease with severe aortic regurgitation, congestive heart failure, bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis.