To the Editor:We were interested in the article,which reported a woman with calcinosis,Raynaud’s phenomenon,esophageal dysmotility,sclerodactyly and telangiectasia(CREST)syndrome who developed progressive dyspnea on ...To the Editor:We were interested in the article,which reported a woman with calcinosis,Raynaud’s phenomenon,esophageal dysmotility,sclerodactyly and telangiectasia(CREST)syndrome who developed progressive dyspnea on exertion and was later diagnosed with pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis(PCH)that was confirmed by an open lung biopsy.[1]We would like to remark that the diagnosis of PCH is inconclusive from just history,treatment,and histological changes.This case also does not specify a clear connection between PCH and CREST syndrome;therefore,we believe we need to explore another possible disease association.展开更多
文摘To the Editor:We were interested in the article,which reported a woman with calcinosis,Raynaud’s phenomenon,esophageal dysmotility,sclerodactyly and telangiectasia(CREST)syndrome who developed progressive dyspnea on exertion and was later diagnosed with pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis(PCH)that was confirmed by an open lung biopsy.[1]We would like to remark that the diagnosis of PCH is inconclusive from just history,treatment,and histological changes.This case also does not specify a clear connection between PCH and CREST syndrome;therefore,we believe we need to explore another possible disease association.
