A Study on the Incidence of Pleuropulmonary Manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Government General Hospital, Nizamabad

Abstract

BACKGROUNDRheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a long-lasting autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints. It typically results in warm, swollen and painful joints. Pain and stiffness often worsen following rest. Most commonly, the wrist and hands are involved with the same joints typically involved on both sides of the body. The disease may also affect other parts of the body.The objectives of this study is to study the pulmonary manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis in the study population.

Clinical and radiological correlation of pulmonary manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis

“…1,6 The prevalence of lung manifestations is as high as 35% in RA. 7 The lung involvement in RA is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Although advances in the diagnostics and therapeutics of RA have improved its outcome, they have little effect on pulmonary morbidities.…”