Occupational dust and cigarette smoke exposure might link rheumatoid arthritis to COPD

Affiliations

¹ St Austell Healthcare Group, Wheal Northey Surgery, Saint Austell, Cornwall PL25 3EF, UK; Rheumatology Department, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK; University of Exeter Medical School, Knowledge Spa Building, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK. Electronic address: daniel.murphy8@nhs.net.
² Rheumatology Department, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK.
³ Rheumatology Department, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK; University of Exeter Medical School, Knowledge Spa Building, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK.

Comment

Dan Murphy et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Aug.

. 2018 Aug;6(8):e36.

doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30188-7. Epub 2018 May 11.

¹ St Austell Healthcare Group, Wheal Northey Surgery, Saint Austell, Cornwall PL25 3EF, UK; Rheumatology Department, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK; University of Exeter Medical School, Knowledge Spa Building, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK. Electronic address: daniel.murphy8@nhs.net.
² Rheumatology Department, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK.
³ Rheumatology Department, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK; University of Exeter Medical School, Knowledge Spa Building, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK.

No abstract available

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COPD: an overlooked cause of excess mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Hyldgaard C, Ellingsen T, Bendstrup E. Hyldgaard C, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2018 May;6(5):326-327. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30056-0. Epub 2018 Feb 13. Lancet Respir Med. 2018. PMID: 29452912 No abstract available.