Association of Sinusitis and Upper Respiratory Tract Diseases With Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-control Study.

Vanessa L KronzerWeixing HuangAlessandra ZaccardelliCynthia S CrowsonJohn M DavisRobert VassalloTracy J DoyleElena LosinaJeffrey A Sparks

Published in: The Journal of rheumatology (2021)

Acute and chronic sinusitis, pharyngitis, and acute respiratory burden increased RA risk. The mucosal paradigm of RA pathogenesis may involve the upper respiratory tract.

Keyphrases

respiratory tract
rheumatoid arthritis
liver failure
disease activity
respiratory failure
drug induced
ankylosing spondylitis
aortic dissection
interstitial lung disease
cardiovascular disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
hepatitis b virus
risk factors
type diabetes
acute respiratory distress syndrome