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Stanislavsky, A., Weerakkody, Y. Rheumatoid arthritis (pulmonary manifestations). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 06 Jul 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12432
Pulmonary manifestations are relatively common in rheumatoid arthritis, and like many of its non-articular manifestations, tend to develop later in the disease.
Please refer to the related articles for a general discussion of rheumatoid arthritis, and for the specific discussion of its musculoskeletal manifestations.
Although RA is more common in women, respiratory disease more commonly develops in men 6.
Respiratory symptoms are often absent, or nonspecific such as dyspnea and chronic cough.
Associations
Patterns of lung involvement include interstitial, airway and pleural disease.
Pleural involvement is a common manifestation of RA, although usually asymptomatic.
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pleural thickening: is seen more commonly than pleural effusions
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pleural effusions: occur late in the disease, are often unilateral and associated with pericarditis and subcutaneous nodules 5
Other manifestations include:
Plain radiograph
Chest radiograph may show:
CT
Chest CT or HRCT features include:
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