Caplan's syndrome

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Caplan's syndrome (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A combination of rheumatoid arthritis and pneumoconiosis that manifests as intrapulmonary nodules.

   Synonyms: Caplan disease, rheumatoid pneumoconiosis

Further reading

• Caplan's syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia