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Caplans syndrome laboratory findings
Introduction
Overview
Overview
No definitive laboratory findings are related to Caplan syndrome. But serum study might show positive findings of Rheumatoid factor, antinuclear antibodies.
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
Electrolyte and Biomarker Studies
- Rheumatoid factor, antinuclear antibodies, and non-organ specific antibodies may be present in the serum. [1][2][3]
- Persons with Caplan syndrome may be at increased risk for tuberculosis (TB), and should be screened for exposure to TB.
References
References
- ↑ Schreiber, J.; Koschel, D.; Kekow, J.; Waldburg, N.; Goette, A.; Merget, R. (2010). “Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis (Caplan’s syndrome)”. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 21 (3): 168–172. doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2010.02.004. ISSN 0953-6205.
- ↑ “StatPearls”. 2021. PMID 29763061. PMID: 29763061. Check
|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Lippmann, M. (1973). “Circulating Antinuclear and Rheumatoid Factors in Coal Miners”. Annals of Internal Medicine. 79 (6): 807. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-79-6-807. ISSN 0003-4819.
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