Mixed connective tissue disease presenting as a left sided pleural effusion

Y. Ilan; A. Ben-Yehuda; E. Okon; R. Breuer

doi:10.1136/ard.51.10.1157

Mixed connective tissue disease presenting as a left sided pleural effusion

Y. Ilan^*, A. Ben-Yehuda, E. Okon, R. Breuer

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Abstract

Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) usually occurs in women aged 13-50 years. Pleural effusion is rarely the presenting feature of this disease. The case is reported here of a male patient with MCTD who presented at the age of 79 years with a left sided pleural effusion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1157-1158
Number of pages	2
Journal	Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Volume	51
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.51.10.1157
State	Published - 1992
Externally published	Yes

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