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Comparative Study
. 1993 Nov;52(11):776-9.
doi: 10.1136/ard.52.11.776.

Bronchiectasis and rheumatoid arthritis: a clinical study

M J McMahon  1 , D R Swinson, S Shettar, R Wolstenholme, C Chattopadhyay, P Smith, P Johns, N H Crosby
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Comparative Study

Bronchiectasis and rheumatoid arthritis: a clinical study

M J McMahon et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 1993 Nov.

Abstract

Objectives: To examine the relation between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and bronchiectasis (BR).

Methods: Disease activity, outcome, extra-articular manifestations, and laboratory features were compared in 32 patients with BR and RA (RA-BR group), 32 matched patients with RA without BR (RA group), and 31 patients with BR but without arthritis (BR group).

Results: In 30 of the 32 (94%) patients with RA-BR, BR preceded RA. There was no functional or radiological difference between the RA-BR and RA groups, and except for xerophthalmia, which was more common in patients with RA-BR than patients with RA, there was no difference in extra-articular or laboratory features.

Conclusions: Bronchiectasis does not lead to a more aggressive disease course in RA and, despite the recognised association, BR is not an extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid disease.

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