title: Rheumatoid arthritis associated interstitial lung disease: a review.
abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis is a common inflammatory disease affecting about 1% of the population. Interstitial lung disease is a serious and frequent complication of rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is characterized by several histopathologic subtypes. This article reviews the proposed pathogenesis and risk factors for RA-ILD. We also outline the important steps involved in the work-up of RA-ILD and review the evidence for treatment and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine; Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA. E-mail: Deborah.Assayag@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Assayag
authors.forename: Joyce S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Talmadge E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: interstitial lung disease; pathogenesis; rheumatoid arthritis; risk factors