Article
Obstructive pulmonary disease in rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jan 2000
Collins R L, Turner R A, Johnson A M, Whitley N O, McLean R L
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-six of 43 patients (60.5%) with classic rheumatoid arthritis (RA) participating in a controlled, prospective study were found to have maximal midexpiratory flow rates (MMEFs) suggestive of obstructive pulmonary disease. Cigarette smokers with RA had significantly lower MMEFs than either nonsmokers with RA or smokers with degenerative joint disease. There was an increased prevalence of the Pi phenotype MS...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Female
- Humans
- Lung Diseases, Obstructive
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Radiography
- Respiratory Function Tests
- Smoking