Clinical and radiological correlation of pulmonary manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis with various extra-articular manifestations, pulmonary being the most involved. Aims and Objectives: This study aims to identify the radiological patterns in the lungs among patients with RA. Materials and Methods: A tot...
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
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| description | Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis with various extra-articular manifestations, pulmonary being the most involved.
Aims and Objectives: This study aims to identify the radiological patterns in the lungs among patients with RA.
Materials and Methods: A total of 39 patients with RA were chosen randomly. They were examined and imaged by chest X-ray and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) thorax, and findings were analyzed.
Results: The mean age of patients was 53.9 and had a female preponderance of 74.4%. Among the 39 patients studied, 30 had no respiratory symptoms. The most common HRCT thorax findings were bronchiectasis and ground-glass opacities.
Conclusion: Radiological pulmonary manifestations of RA identified in HRCT imaging are wide and occur in the majority of clinically asymptomatic patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12974cf45ff74f97b680f0c3efd75a122024-04-03T04:35:33ZengManipal College of Medical Sciences, PokharaAsian Journal of Medical Sciences2467-91002091-05762024-04-01154228233https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v15i4.61695Clinical and radiological correlation of pulmonary manifestations in rheumatoid arthritisSrilakshmi M Prabhu 0https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3644-9435Ram Shenoy Basti1https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7283-1385Assistant Professor, Department of General Medicine, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis with various extra-articular manifestations, pulmonary being the most involved. Aims and Objectives: This study aims to identify the radiological patterns in the lungs among patients with RA. Materials and Methods: A total of 39 patients with RA were chosen randomly. They were examined and imaged by chest X-ray and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) thorax, and findings were analyzed. Results: The mean age of patients was 53.9 and had a female preponderance of 74.4%. Among the 39 patients studied, 30 had no respiratory symptoms. The most common HRCT thorax findings were bronchiectasis and ground-glass opacities. Conclusion: Radiological pulmonary manifestations of RA identified in HRCT imaging are wide and occur in the majority of clinically asymptomatic patients.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/61695rheumatoid arthritis; chest x-ray; high-resolution computed tomography thorax; bronchiectasis; ground-glass opacities; asymptomatic |
| spellingShingle | Srilakshmi M Prabhu Ram Shenoy Basti Clinical and radiological correlation of pulmonary manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis Asian Journal of Medical Sciences rheumatoid arthritis; chest x-ray; high-resolution computed tomography thorax; bronchiectasis; ground-glass opacities; asymptomatic |
| title | Clinical and radiological correlation of pulmonary manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis |
| title_full | Clinical and radiological correlation of pulmonary manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis |
| title_fullStr | Clinical and radiological correlation of pulmonary manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical and radiological correlation of pulmonary manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis |
| title_short | Clinical and radiological correlation of pulmonary manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis |
| title_sort | clinical and radiological correlation of pulmonary manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis |
| topic | rheumatoid arthritis; chest x-ray; high-resolution computed tomography thorax; bronchiectasis; ground-glass opacities; asymptomatic |
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