N.G. SHAMSUTDINOVA¹, E.V. DYAKOVA², V.I. ILINSKIY², L.I. MINGAZOVA², N.S. SPIRIDONOVA²

¹Kazan State Medical University, 49 Butlerov St., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420012

²Republican Clinical Hospital of the MH of RT, 138 Orenburgskiy tract, Kazan, Russian Federation, 420064

Shamsutdinova N.G. — Cand. Med. Sc., Assistant of the Department of Hospital Therapy, tel. (843) 237-36-18, e-mail: nailya@e-diva.ru

Dyakova E.V. — doctor of Pulmonology Department, tel. (843) 231-21-58, e-mail: rkb_nauka@rambler.ru

Ilinskiy V.I. — head of Pulmonology Department, tel. (843) 231-21-58, e-mail: rkb_nauka@rambler.ru

Spiridonova N.S. — doctor of Pulmonology Department, tel. (843) 231-21-58, e-mail: rkb_nauka@rambler.ru

Mingazova L.I. — doctor of Pulmonology Department, tel. (843) 231-21-58, e-mail: rkb_nauka@rambler.ru

The article presents a clinical case that demonstrates a complex way the differential diagnosis of pleuritis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. The basic characteristics of the syndrome of pleural effusions of patients with rheumatoid arthritisdescribed in the article.

Key words: pleuritis, rheumatoid arthritis, differential diagnosis.

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