Abstract:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease primarily affecting joints but often also associated with lung involvement such as bronchiectasis (BE). The aim of the present systematic review and meta-analysis is to provide an update on the current evidence regarding the prevalence and association between RA and BE. This systematic review and meta-analysis was performed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines with literature searc… Show more
“…We are all told as trainees that bronchiectasis is one of the myriad lung manifestations of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but how robust is this association? Wiater and colleagues 7 nicely address this question by systematically reviewing literature on this association, reporting an overall prevalence of around 20% in people with RA. Importantly, the heterogeneity of this estimate was wide and symptomatic bronchiectasis much less common suggesting it might be frequently diagnosed incidentally on imaging studies.…”
Section: Bronchiectasis In Rheumatoid Arthritismentioning
“…We are all told as trainees that bronchiectasis is one of the myriad lung manifestations of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but how robust is this association? Wiater and colleagues 7 nicely address this question by systematically reviewing literature on this association, reporting an overall prevalence of around 20% in people with RA. Importantly, the heterogeneity of this estimate was wide and symptomatic bronchiectasis much less common suggesting it might be frequently diagnosed incidentally on imaging studies.…”
Section: Bronchiectasis In Rheumatoid Arthritismentioning
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