title: Ultrasound in Rheumatologic Interstitial Lung Disease: A Case Report of Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
abstract: According to the American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society consensus classification, idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) include several clinic-radiologic-pathologic entities: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, acute interstitial pneumonia, respiratory bronchiolitis-associated ILD, desquamative interstitial pneumonia, and lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. Ultrasound Lung Comets (ULCs) are an echographic chest-sonography hallmark of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis. We describe the ultrasound (US) findings in the follow-up of a NSIP's case in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Fornaroli Hospital Magenta, 20013 Magenta, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laria
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Fornaroli Hospital Magenta, 20013 Magenta, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lurati
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Fornaroli Hospital Magenta, 20013 Magenta, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scarpellini