Demographic, Lifestyle, and Serologic Risk Factors for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)-associated Bronchiectasis: Role of RA-related Autoantibodies.
Gregory C McDermottRitu GillStaci GagneSuzanne ByrneWeixing HuangXiaosong WangLauren C PriscoAlessandra ZaccardelliLily W MartinLucy MastoVanessa L KronzerNancy ShadickPaul F DellaripaTracy J DoyleJeffrey A SparksPublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2022)
Seropositivity, older age at RA diagnosis, and lower BMI at RA onset were associated with isolated bronchiectasis in RA that was not a result of ILD. These findings expand the list of potential risk factors for RA-BR and suggest a pathogenic link between airway inflammation and RA-related autoantibodies.