Progressive preclinical interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis

BR Gochuico, NA Avila, CK Chow… - Archives of internal …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Background Early detection and treatment for interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may ameliorate disease progression. The objective of this study
was to identify asymptomatic lung disease and potential therapeutic targets in patients
having RA and preclinical ILD (RA-ILD). Methods Sixty-four adults with RA and 10 adults
with RA and pulmonary fibrosis (RAPF) were referred to the National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, Maryland, and underwent high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and …