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==Chest X Ray==
==Chest X Ray==
* [[Chest X-ray|Chest radiology]] shows multiple, round, well defined [[nodules]], usually 0.5-2.0 cm in diameter, which may cavitate and resemble [[tuberculosis]].<ref name="Caplan1953">{{cite journal|last1=Caplan|first1=A.|title=Certain Unusual Radiological Appearances in the Chest of Coal-miners Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis|journal=Thorax|volume=8|issue=1|year=1953|pages=29–37|issn=0040-6376|doi=10.1136/thx.8.1.29}}</ref>
 
*[[Chest X-ray|Chest radiology]] shows multiple, round, well defined [[nodules]], usually 0.5-2.0 cm in diameter, which may cavitate and resemble [[tuberculosis]].
 
<ref name="Caplan1953">{{cite journal|last1=Caplan|first1=A.|title=Certain Unusual Radiological Appearances in the Chest of Coal-miners Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis|journal=Thorax|volume=8|issue=1|year=1953|pages=29–37|issn=0040-6376|doi=10.1136/thx.8.1.29}}</ref>
[[File:Caplan syndrome.jpg|thumb|A Chest x ray in Caplan syndrome with silicosis]]
 


==References==
==References==

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An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Caplan Syndrome. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of Caplan Syndrome include well defined round , cavitating nodules with the diameter of 0.5-5cm.

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A Chest x ray in Caplan syndrome with silicosis


References

  1. Caplan, A. (1953). "Certain Unusual Radiological Appearances in the Chest of Coal-miners Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis". Thorax. 8 (1): 29–37. doi:10.1136/thx.8.1.29. ISSN 0040-6376.