TY - JOUR T1 - Three diagnoses become one: a woman with ground-glass attenuation develops fever JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 214 LP - 214 DO - 10.1136/thx.2009.128397 VL - 65 IS - 3 AU - Ewout J Hoorn AU - Jan A van Laar AU - Jan G den Hollander AU - Johan M Kros AU - Esther Brusse Y1 - 2010/03/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/65/3/214.abstract N2 - In 2002 a 73-year-old woman (non-smoking, medical history of allergic rhinitis) was referred to a rheumatologist because of synovitis of the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints of both hands which had slowly developed over 3 months. Late-onset rheumatoid arthritis was suspected. Morning stiffness, rheumatoid nodules, erosions of cartilage or bone, rheumatoid factor and antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides were absent. Prednisone (2.5–5 mg daily) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were started.In 2004 she was referred … ER -