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. 1976 Jun;35(3):258-62.
doi: 10.1136/ard.35.3.258.

Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis associated with decreased diffusion capacity of the lung

G Schernthaner, O Scherak, G Kolarz, F Kummer

Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis associated with decreased diffusion capacity of the lung

G Schernthaner et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 1976 Jun.

Abstract

Sixty-two patients with classical or definite rheumatoid arthritis were subjected to lung function analysis. The various parameters--spirography, plethysmography, blood gas analysis, measurement of lung compliance, and diffusion capacity--were correlated with duration and stage of disease, and with rheumatoid factor titres. A statistically significant correlation was found to exist between Rose-Waaler titre and specific diffusion capacity. Similar results between Rose-Waaler titre and lung compliance, however, were not statistically significant.

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