Apical fibrosis was the most common incidental pulmonary finding in a familial Mediterranean fever cohort.
Nesrin ŞenSevtap Acer KasmanTamer BaysalRıdvan DizmanSibel Yılmaz-ÖnerMehmet Engin TezcanPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2023)
We showed that the most common incidental pulmonary finding in our FMF cohort was apical fibrosis on thoracic CT. Our data did not show causality between FMF and apical fibrosis; therefore, more studies are needed to evaluate the frequency and clinical significance of apical fibrosis in FMF. Key Points • More than two-thirds of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients in our study group who underwent a thoracic scan for any reason had pulmonary and mediastinal findings on thorax computed tomography (CT). • In our FMF cohort, the most common incidental pulmonary finding on their thorax CT was apical fibrosis. • All demographic and disease-related characteristics, including the frequency of spondyloarthritis, were similar between patients with and without pulmonary and mediastinal findings.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- pulmonary hypertension
- dual energy
- image quality
- positron emission tomography
- contrast enhanced
- lymph node
- spinal cord
- magnetic resonance imaging
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- liver fibrosis
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- rheumatoid arthritis
- emergency department
- electronic health record
- big data
- machine learning
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- ankylosing spondylitis
- disease activity