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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sharmi Biswas, M.B.B.S

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No definitive laboratory findings are related to Caplan syndrome. But serum study might show positive findings of Rheumatoid factor, antinuclear antibodies.

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  • Persons with Caplan syndrome may be at increased risk for tuberculosis (TB), and should be screened for exposure to TB.

References

  1. 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.
  2. "StatPearls". 2021. PMID 29763061. PMID: 29763061. Check |pmid= value (help).
  3. 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.