Thippanna, GPrasad, S VKumar, M S1989-10-012009-05-271989-10-012009-05-271989-10-01Thippanna G, Prasad SV, Kumar MS. Spontaneous pneumothorax complicating rheumatoid lung disease. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences. 1989 Oct-Dec; 31(4): 287-90http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/29311This case report describes the pleuro-pulmonary involvement in a young patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) of one and half year duration. The early involvement of lung interstitium in a 27-year-old male and development of pneumothorax were the unusual features. The various aspects of rheumatoid lung disease (RLD) and its clinical significance were briefly discussed.engAdultArthritis, Rheumatoid --complicationsHumansMalePneumothorax --etiologyPulmonary Fibrosis --etiologyRheumatic Diseases --etiologyCase Reports