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Thin-section chest CT findings in polymyalgia rheumatica: a comparison between with and without rheumatoid arthritis.

Authors :
Kinoshita S
Aoki T
Takahashi H
Oki H
Hayashida Y
Saito K
Tanaka Y
Korogi Y
Source :
Clinical imaging [Clin Imaging] 2016 May-Jun; Vol. 40 (3), pp. 382-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Nov 30.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

We retrospectively compared the thin-section chest computed tomography (CT) findings between 25 patients of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 29 patients of PMR without RA. PMR patients showed high-frequency CT abnormalities (68.5%) regardless of the association with RA. Ground-glass opacity (56% vs. 24%), traction bronchiectasis (44% vs. 3%), architectural distortion (32% vs. 0%), centrilobular nodules (32% vs. 7%), and honeycombing (20% vs. 0%) were significantly more common in the PMR with RA group than in the PMR without RA group (P<.01). PMR patients with RA have more increased prevalence of chest CT abnormalities than those without RA.<br /> (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1873-4499
Volume :
40
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical imaging
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
27133672
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.11.013