Among 173 consecutive open lung biopsies, nine gave a histopathological diagnosis of
bronchiolitis. Seven of these patients had some connective tissue disorder (CTD), six of …

Previous investigations of airway disease in rheumatoid patients have been oriented toward
establishing the prevalence of the disease, but the pathogenesis and the time course of the …

Connective tissue disorders (CTD) have a relatively high incidence of pulmonary
complications but their delineation has been hampered by difficulties inherent in the …

The reported prevalence of interstitial lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis has
varied from 10% to 50%, yet less than 5% of patients with arthritis develop severe fibrosing …

Several lung lesions have been described in patients suffering from rheumatoid disease.
The rheumatoid nature of rheumatoid granulomata and rheumatoid pneumoconiosis …

Since the original reports of Ellman (1947) and Ellman and Ball (1948) a further 52 cases of
pulmonary involvement in rheumatoid arthritis have been described, making 56 in all. In 15 …

PULMONARY INFECTION AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Page 1 Br. J. Dis. Chest (1978)
72, 57 PULMONARY INFECTION AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS JEAN-PIERRE MATHIEU …

Five cases, representing the five varieties of rheumatoid pulmonary disease, have been
presented. These include chronic pneumonitis, diffuse interstitial fibrosis, discrete pulmonary …

In summary, it appears that factors such as smoking and the presence of secondary
Sjögren's syndrome might be important in predisposing the rheumatoid patient to the …

During an investigation of pulmonary dysfunction in 41 consecutive patients with classical or
definite rheumatoid arthritis, it was found that 41.4 percent had abnormalities of pulmonary …