Lung Disease Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Takahisa Gono, Hitoshi Tokuda, Fumikazu Sakai, Tamiko Takemura
- Springer Singapore
- 2018
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Possible effect of abatacept on the progression of interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
- Published 2016 in Respiratory investigation
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a generally progressive, systemic autoimmune condition characterized by chronic erosive synovitis. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common extraarticular manifestation of RA and is substantially more likely to cause morbidity and mortality [1]. Several diseasemodifying anti-rheumatic drugs and numerous biological therapies… (More)