ArticleAnnals of thoracic medicine
Pleuropulmonary manifestation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Saudi Arabia.
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- Approach to the Evaluation and Management of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Statement.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2025Guideline
- Prevalence and risk factors of bronchiectasis in rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2021Pooled it
- The prevalence of interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2026Review
- The prevalence of interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis in rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG · 2025Article
- Risk factors of incident lung diseases and the impact of DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a longitudinal study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Rheumatoid arthritis-related lung disease detected on clinical chest computed tomography imaging: Prevalence, risk factors, and impact on mortality.Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2020Article
- Rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: Current update on prevalence, risk factors, and pharmacologic treatment.Current treatment options in rheumatology · 2020Article
- Influence factors of extra-articular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2020Article
- The risk of tuberculosis infection in 410 Saudipatients receiving adalimumab therapy.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesPleuropulmonary (PP) involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Nevertheless, limited data are available regarding lung complications in the Middle East, especially in Saudi Arabia. The objectives of the current study were to determine the prevalence of PP manifestations and to identify the associated risk factors.
methodsThis was a retrospective study involving 419 patients diagnosed at a tertiary center over a 12.5-year period. The frequency of pulmonary manifestations was recorded based on combined results from chest X-rays, pulmonary function tests, and high-resolution computed tomography scan of the chest.
resultsThe overall frequency of lung involvement was 25.8%. Pneumonia, bronchiectasis, and interstitial lung disease were the most common abnormalities (36%, 35%, and 23%, respectively). The presence of comorbid illness (odds ratio [OR]: 3.19; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.02-5.1), male gender (OR: 2.4; 95% CI: 1.3-4.24), and the presence of extra-articular manifestations of RA (ExRA) (OR: 2.35; 95% CI: 0.4-4.01) were predictive of lung involvement.
conclusionsPneumonia, bronchiectasis, and interstitial lung disease were the most common abnormalities seen in RA patients. The presence of comorbidity, male gender, and ExRA was significantly associated with lung involvement.
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