Pulmonology

Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Do you avoid dupilumab (IL-4 inhibition) for severe asthma in patients already taking a biologic agent for RA?

How would you approach treatment for fulminant RA-associated ILD?

Would you discontinue Methotrexate and TNF inhibitors even if previously no side effects from these medications, and would you consider Cyclophosphami...

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Have you seen rheumatoid nodules or RA-ILD in patients with seronegative RA?

While classically described as seen in seropositive patients, have they been reported in seronegative RA?

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What immunosuppressive agents aside from steroids would you use to treat bronchiolitis obliterans in a patient with long-standing seropositive RA?

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What is your initial treatment of choice in patients with RA and associated interstitial lung disease?

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How do you treat RA in patients with pulmonary mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections?

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Should MTX be avoided in RA patients with asymptomatic lung nodules?

If so, what would be an ideal DMARD in this setting?

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Should methotrexate be categorically avoided in RA patients with COPD or RA-ILD?

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Papers discussed in this category

Archives of internal medicine, 2008-09-22

Methotrexate is not associated with progression of interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis.

Arthritis and rheumatism, 2010-06

Incidence and mortality of interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study.

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