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respiratory system, rheumatoid pneumoconiosis, caplan's syndrome is inflammation, scarring, the lungs, rheumatoid arthritis, been exposed to coal dust, inhalation of coal dust causes, inflammation, scarring, the lung, persons, rheumatoid arthritis, more prone to develop larger areas of inflammation, scarring in response to coal dust, caplan's syndrome is very rare, in the usa, cough, shortness of breath, nodules, the skin, rheumatoid nodules, joint swelling, pain, detailed medical history, questions, occupations, sources of exposure to coal dust, a physical exam, special attention paid, presence of joint, skin disease, tests, aid, in the diagnosis, chest x-ray, joint x-rays, pulmonary function tests, rheumatoid factor titer test, no specific treatment, caplan's syndrome, important to treat the rheumatoid arthritis, attending support groups, persons, similar diseases, help understand disease, adjust to its treatment, changes in lifestyle, coal worker's pneumoconiosis uncommonly causes, significant breathing difficulty, disability, persons, caplan's syndrome at increased risk, tuberculosis, tb, screened, exposure to tb, side effects of medications, increased risk, tuberculosis, progressive massive fibrosis, scarring, symptoms occur, suggestive of caplan's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis should avoid exposure to hazardous dust, murray j, nadel j, textbook of respiratory medicine, 3rd ed, philadelphia, pa, wb saunders, 1619-1721.