Utility of pulmonary ultrasound to identify interstitial lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Natalia Mena VázquezFrancisco Gabriel Jimenez-NúñezFrancisco Javier Godoy-NavarreteSara Manrique-ArijaMaría Carmen Aguilar-HurtadoCarmen María Romero-BarcoInmaculada Ureña-GarnicaF EspildoraMaría Isabel Padin-MartínAntonio Fernández-NebroPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2021)
Lung ultrasound could be a useful tool for ILD diagnosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis. A 8-space reduced score showed a similar total predictive capacity than 72-space score. Key Points • Lung ultrasound could be a useful tool for ILD diagnosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis. • The 72-space evaluation is highly sensitive, whereas a simplified score enables a more specific and faster diagnosis. • The number of B lines is correlated with DLCO, ACPA, inflammatory activity, and physical function.
Keyphrases
- interstitial lung disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic sclerosis
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- disease activity
- pulmonary hypertension
- ankylosing spondylitis
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- ultrasound guided
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- mass spectrometry
- single molecule
- living cells
- solid phase extraction
- molecularly imprinted