Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis associated with decreased diffusion capacity of the lung.
Sixty-two patients with classical or definite rheumatoid arthritis were subjected to lung function analysis. The various parameters--spirography, plethysmography, blood gas analysis, measurement of lung compliance, and diffusion capacity--were correlated with duration and stage of disease, and with rheumatoid factor titres. A statistically significant correlation was found to exist between Rose-Waaler titre and specific diffusion capacity. Similar results between Rose-Waaler titre and lung compliance, however, were not statistically significant.
D000293:Adolescent; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008170:Lung Compliance; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010991:Plethysmography; D011653:Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000032:analysis; D013147:Spirometry
D012217:Rheumatoid Factor