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Interstitial lung disease, eosinophilia and rheumatoid arthritis

Authors :
Sezgin, Gülbüz
Kaya, Fatih Öner
Ceylan, Yeşim
Köskenli, Vezir
Nalbant, Selim
Maltepe Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi
Sezgin, Gülbüz
Kaya, Fatih Öner
Ceylan, Yeşim
Nalbant, Selim
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Global Advanced Research Journals, 2014.

Abstract

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) can cause mortality and morbidity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, there is no definite risk factor, guide or marker to obtain before examining lung with high resolution computerized tomography (HRCT). We studied eosinophil in RA patients if there is a relation with inflammation and ILD. We could not find any relation between eosinophil and inflammation. However, there was eosinophilia in all patients with ILD findings of HRCT. Increased numbers of eosinophil can be a risk factor for ILD in patients with RA. Nevertheless, it is still needed further studies to make such a conclusion.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Accession number :
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