Diseases

Caplan Syndrome

A condition characterized by the presence of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS associated with a specific form of pneumoconiosis, often in coal miners and asbestos workers.

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Abstract

A condition characterized by the presence of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS associated with a specific form of pneumoconiosis, often in coal miners and asbestos workers.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Caplan's Syndrome
  • Caplan Syndromes
  • Caplans Syndrome

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not coordinate with OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

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History Note

2009 (1984); 1963-1983

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Caplan Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002205. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002205
  2. Caplan Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caplan%27s_syndrome
  3. Caplan Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1034736