EMQ: 15
Causes of fibrosing alveolitis
a)
Renal tubular acidosis
b)
Primary biliary cirrhosis
c)
Scleroderma
d)
Rheumatoid arthritis
e)
Systemic lupus erythematosus
f) Dermatomyositis
g)
Sjogren’s syndrome
h)
Inflammatory bowel disease
i)
Autoimmune hepatitis
j)
Polymyositis
Match the cause of fibrosing alveolitis listed above to
the clinical features below
1) A middle-aged female with smooth, shiny tight skin
over the face and hands, telangiectasia, Raynaud’s phenomenon and calcinosis
2) A middle-aged female with painful joints, ulnar
deviation at the metacarpophalangeal joints and swan neck deformity of the
fingers
3) A middle-aged female who complains of itch and who has
xanthelasma
4) A middle-aged female with dry eyes and dry mouth
5) A young female with a butterfly rash and alopecia