DISCUSSION: Multiple society guidelines recommend serologic testing to rule out CTD-ILD
in patients with new ILD. ILD has been reported to occur in 20-60% of patients with RA with …

Objective: Early detection of Asymptomatic subclinical interstitial lung disease (ILD)(without
respiratory symptoms) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by high-resolution computed …

RationaleInterstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is an extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) associated with high mortality and morbidity. We assessed the role of lung …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common chronic autoimmune inflammatory joint
disease. RA-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is a major extra-articular …

Background Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is a frequent complication in patients with
autoimmune diseases. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) does not escape this statement. Different …

Introduction Pulmonary diseases are significant contributors to morbidity and mortality in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) may …

RATIONALE: Surgical lung biopsy (SLB) is invasive and not possible in all patients with
undiagnosed interstitial lung diseases (ILD). We hypothesized that in some cases the …

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) represents a severe manifestation in connective tissue
diseases (CTD), with an overall incidence of 15%, and it is still a challenge for clinicians …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by
synovitis as the most common clinical manifestation, and interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) …

Summary Objective The Objective was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic
ultrasound (TUS) for detecting (ILD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with respiratory symptoms …