The following is a summary of “Value of lung ultrasonography for screening interstitial lung disease in patients with ...

An expert in connective tissue disease–associated interstitial lung disease described best approaches for rheumatologists to ...

Exposure to environmental pollutants, including fire smoke and nitrogen oxides (NO x ), may contribute to the risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and RA-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD), ...

"These findings do not support the systematic avoidance of TNF inhibitors in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated ILD [interstitial lung disease]," the researchers wrote.

False positive tests for pulmonary artery hypertension, however, are common in the setting of ILD. 11 The diagnosis was established in this case by characteristic HRCT and by lung biopsy ...

Underlying conditions: Some sarcoidosis and rheumatoid arthritis patients ... modalities such as HRCT or invasive diagnostic tests in these areas. The treatment of ILD varies based on the cause ...