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Rheumatoid Pneumoconiosis (Caplan’s Syndrome): Pathogenesis and clinical findings Authors: Christopher Li Keerthana Pasumarthi Reviewers: Daniela Urrego, Ben Campbell, Liam Martin* * MD at time of publication Dust-exposed occupation (e.g. coal, asbestos, silica) ↑ Accumulation of dust particles in lungs Dust (e.g. silica) mobilizes from the lungs to other organs such as the kidneys, lymph nodes, and spleen Accumulation of silica in other organs which activate the immune system to secrete cytokines, chemokines, and lysosomal enzymes Activation of antigen- presenting and antibody- producing cells Increased risk to produce autoantibodies Increased risk for autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis See slide: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Extra- articular manifestations for mechanism of systemic inflammation See slide Pneumoconioses: Pathogenesis and clinical findings for mechanism Note: Rheumatoid arthritis may precede lung nodules or develop later in the course Rheumatoid arthritis Systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease that mainly involves synovial joints (+) Alveolar macrophages and neutrophils ingest dust particles ↑ Inflammation and cytokine production in pulmonary parenchyma (e.g. interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor-α) Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis Interstitial lung disease, with characteristic nodules, resulting from the interaction between dust inhalation and rheumatoid arthritis inflammation Cytokines recruit histiocytes, neutrophils, lymphocytes, and fibroblasts to the area to produce a zone of inflammation around the dust-containing cell Necrosis and apoptosis of dust-containing cells, macrophages, and surrounding collagen Necrotic cells are digested by new macrophages to restart the process Production of nodules that contain a central necrotic area surrounded by alternate layers of dust and necrotic tissue (Caplan nodules) Hyperactive immune response to foreign materials in lungs Multiple concentric rings of dust seen histologically on light microscopy 0.5-5 cm rounded opacities on chest X-ray in periphery of lungs See slide on Pneumoconioses for symptoms and pulmonary function test results Legend: Pathophysiology Mechanism Sign/Symptom/Lab Finding Complications Published November 17, 2022 on www.thecalgaryguide.com