Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fischer, Aryeh (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lee, Joyce S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Respiratory Medicine,
• Subjects: Respiratory organs-Diseases.; Rheumatology.; Critical care medicine.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

This book addresses the manifestation of lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Lung disease in RA is common and often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This stems partially from the nature of RA and partially from the many therapies used to manage RA that are as...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Clinical overview of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Pathophysiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Epidemiology of Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Thoracic Imaging in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Lung Histopathology in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Biomarkers of Rheumatoid Arthritis-Interstitial Lung Disease
• Risk Factors of Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• The Lungs as the Site of Initiation of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Respiratory Infections and Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Drug Induced Pneumonitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Airways disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Pleural Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease
• Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease.