DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PULMONARY FEATURES IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSIS AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS

Asaad, Alaa Fathi; Soliman, Eiman Abdelmonem; Sweed, Rania Ahmed; Mohamed, Ahmed Samir; Nouh, Aya Mohamed Sherif

doi:10.21608/alexpo.2024.312442.1921

	DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PULMONARY FEATURES IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSIS AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS
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Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2024, Page 47-48
Document Type: Preliminary preprint short reports of original research
DOI: 10.21608/alexpo.2024.312442.1921
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Authors
Alaa Fathi Asaad¹; Eiman Abdelmonem Soliman²; Rania Ahmed Sweed³; Ahmed Samir Mohamed⁴; Aya Mohamed Sherif Nouh ⁴
¹Radiodiagnosis and Intervention, Medicine, Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
²Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University
³Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University
⁴Department of Radiodiagnosis and Intervention, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University
Abstract
Both SLE and RA are connective tissue diseases which are characterized by the presence of auto-immune antibodies and subsequent organ damage. The lung is frequently affected in CTDs. Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting multiple systems, characterized by periods of relapses and remissions, with the thoracic involvement has a high rate of prevalence. Pulmonary involvement can include pleura, lung parenchyma and pulmonary vessels, with higher morbidity and mortality rates. pleural disease is the most common thoracic manifestation in SLE patients. HRCT is crucial in detecting pulmonary involvement. Rheumatoid arthritis stands out as the most prevalent form of inflammatory arthritis. As the disease advances, many patients experience thoracic involvement. All components of the respiratory tract can be affected by RA, with the pleural disease is the most common thoracic manifestation. Thoracic manifestations, particularly RA-ILD, significantly elevate rates of morbidity and mortality among RA patients. The assessment of disease extent via HRCT can predict survival in RA-ILD. The HRCT is also found to be more sensitive than pulmonary function testing in diagnosing asymptomatic patients with small airway disease.
Keywords
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PULMONARY FEATURES; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS


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