High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the lung in rheumatoid arthritis
| Autor: | S J Wadsworth, D M Hansell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
High-resolution computed tomography medicine.medical_specialty Lung medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Small airways respiratory system medicine.disease Asymptomatic respiratory tract diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Rheumatoid arthritis Pulmonary fibrosis medicine Rheumatoid disease Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Methotrexate Radiology medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Imaging. 11:53-59 |
| ISSN: | 1748-8818 0965-6812 |
| DOI: | 10.1259/img.11.2.110053 |
| Popis: | •. Both pulmonary fibrosis and airway disease may be seen in “rheumatoid lung disease”.•. Abnormalities are common on HRCT even in the asymptomatic population.•. Fibrosis may be due to the rheumatoid disease or result from methotrexate or gold therapy.•. Large and small airways may be involved.•. Bronchiectasis, seen in up to a third of patients, is associated with a reduction in life expectancy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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