What is your approach to differentiating RA-ILD from medication toxicity (I.e. from methotrexate)?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
RA-ILD occurs in about 7-10% of patient with RA. It is more common in males and in those with a history of smoking. Most are seropositive. The typical pattern on HRCT in 50-60% of RA-ILD patients is a UIP pattern followed by NSIP, OP, and even LIP is some cases. An experienced clinician with the hel...
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at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) @Gregory C. Gardner: I agree with your answer but ...
at UTMB Health I always doubted that true MTX pneumonitis exists....
at University of Washington Both great comments. I am not sure why we don&rsqu...
@Gregory C. Gardner: I agree with your answer but ...
I always doubted that true MTX pneumonitis exists....
Both great comments. I am not sure why we don&rsqu...