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==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis==
==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis==
===Natural History===
===Natural History===
*The symptoms of (disease name) usually develop in the first/ second/ third decade of life, and start with symptoms such as ___.  
*The patients with [[Caplan syndrome]] are mostly [[asymptomatic]] initially.  
*The symptoms of (disease name) typically develop ___ years after exposure to ___.  
*The [[symptoms]] of [[dyspnea]] and [[cough]] typically develop with the progression of the disease.  
*If left untreated, [#]% of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3].
*If left untreated, patients with [[Caplan syndrome]] may progress to develop [[wheeze]] in the [[chest]] which doesn't change with [[cough]] suggestive of irreversible [[pulmonary fibrosis]].
 
===Complications===
===Complications===
Possible complications include:
Possible complications include:

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If left untreated, some patients might develop irreversible pulmonary fibrosis.

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Caplan syndrome rarely causes serious breathing trouble or disability due to lung problems.

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