Title: The early pulmonary involvement in RA assessment with HRCT
Abstract:Objective:To determine the frequency and distribution of early pulmonary lesions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA) and a normal chest X-ray on HRCT,and to correlate the CT findings with the cl...Objective:To determine the frequency and distribution of early pulmonary lesions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA) and a normal chest X-ray on HRCT,and to correlate the CT findings with the clinical pulmonary function test.Methods:24 patients were proven RA with no history of smoking underwent clinical examination chest X-ray HRCT and pulmonary function test.4 were excluded with obvious signs unrelated with RA.Results:14 of 20patients(70%) have abnormality on HRCT.Interlobular septa thickening 7 cases,Bronchial wall thickening and brochial dilation 6 cases,pleural thickening 5 cases,long scar line 1 case,micronodules 2 cases,ground glasses opacity 1 case,honey combing 1 case.6 patients normal.Conclusion:patients with RA but a normal chest radiography frequently abnormal with HRCT.Interlobular thickening brochial thickening and pleural thickening were most seen.As these abnormalities are subtle and there extent does not correlate with the pulmonary function test data.the overall routine HRCT test on RA is limited.Read More
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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