A 62-year-old man with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis presents with exertional dyspnoea and dry cough. CXR shows reticular changes; PFTs show redu...

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A 62-year-old man with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis presents with exertional dyspnoea and dry cough. CXR shows reticular changes; PFTs show reduced DLCO. Likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Rheumatoid lung (interstitial lung disease)

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COPD

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Methotrexate pneumonitis

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Heart failure

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Sarcoidosis

mrcp part 1 MCQ (SBA): Rheumatoid interstitial lung disease

A 62-year-old man with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis presents with exertional dyspnoea and dry cough. CXR shows reticular changes; PFTs show reduced DLCO. Likely diagnosis?