Caplan's syndrome

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Etymology[edit]

Named after Dr. Anthony Caplan, a physician who identified the constellation of findings as a distinct entity in a 1953 publication.

Noun[edit]

Caplan's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A combination of rheumatoid arthritis and pneumoconiosis that manifests as intrapulmonary nodules.
    Synonyms: Caplan disease, rheumatoid pneumoconiosis

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