Kelly, C, Emery, P orcid.org/0000-0002-7429-8482 and Dieudé, P (2021) Current issues in rheumatoid arthritis associated interstitial lung disease. The Lancet Rheumatology, 3 (11). E798-E807. ISSN 2665-9913
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a ten-fold increased risk of interstitial lung disease (ILD). The presence of ILD in a patient with RA influences both prognosis and the choice of therapeutic intervention. Although there has been increasing awareness of the relevance of ILD to the outcome of patients with RA, there remains limited consensus around several important aspects of disease diagnosis and management. This Review emphasises two of the main areas in which a much greater standardisation of approach is urgently needed. First, the development of a screening approach based on established risk factors is a priority. Learning how to identify patients with RA-associated ILD early and then monitoring their condition to assess progression and measure the potential influence of therapeutic interventions is essential. Second, there is a need to consolidate the therapeutic evidence base to agree a standard approach to intervention. Although we already have a range of potentially effective treatments, further clinical trials are required to optimise therapeutic intervention.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of an article published in The Lancet Rheumatology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Institute of Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM) (Leeds) > Inflammatory Arthritis (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 19 Oct 2021 12:28 |
Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2024 17:45 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/S2665-9913(21)00250-2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:179285 |
Download
Filename: Clive Kelly CURRENT ISSUES IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS.pdf
Licence: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0