ArticleOpen access rheumatology : research and reviews2024
Usefulness of Lung Ultrasound as a Method for Early Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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- Diagnostic methods of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: a systematic review.Rheumatology international · 2026Pooled it
- Diagnostic value of lung ultrasound in interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis: Correlation with HRCT and differentiation of ILD subtypes.Rheumatology and immunology research · 2026Article
- Correlation of Pleural and Pulmonary Ultrasound with the Severity of Autoimmune Interstitial Lung Disease.Archives of rheumatology · 2025Article
- The diagnostic utility of lung ultrasound in the assessment of interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis.Arthritis research & therapy · 2025Article
- Chest radiography in interstitial lung disease: Accuracy and radiological features from a systematic review and meta-analysis.Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG · 2025Article
- A Proposal for a New Lung Ultrasound Score in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Reliability of Lung Ultrasound for Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Diagnosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Thoracic Ultrasound in Others Scenarios: An Expanding Tool.Open respiratory archives · 2024Review
- Moving forward in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Screening.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- The Burden of Interstitial Lung Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Could Lung Ultrasound Have a Role in Its Detection? A Literature Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Do Ultrasound Lung Abnormalities Correlate to Biomarkers and Male Gender in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients? A Monocentric Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To determine the value of lung ultrasound (LUS) compared to high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in the early diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients and Methods: An observational prospective study was performed. Were included patients with respiratory symptoms or/and, patients with crackles in auscultation during medical consultation. All patients underwent to chest X-rays, LUS, HRCT,and respiratory function tests. Results: A total of 192 patients with RA were included. Mean disease duration was 16.8 ± 11.1 years. 72% were positive for rheumatoid factor or anti-citrullinated antibodies. Of the total number of subjects, 54.7% had respiratory symptoms. The other patients did not have respiratory symptoms, but they did have had crackles on pulmonary auscultation. B lines > 11.5 on the ROC curve predicted ILD (AUC 0.63; CI 95%: 0.55-0.71; p < 0.003). A DLCO value of <7.13 significantly predicted the presence of ILD (AUC 0.61; 95% CI: 0.52-0.70; p < 0.028). Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that LUS is a valuable tool for the early diagnosis of ILD in patients with RA, and together with DLCO, can adequately predict the presence of ILD in this population. LUS also helps to determine which patients with respiratory symptoms and signs suggestive for ILD are undergo to HRCT.
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