The role of lung ultrasound B-lines and serum KL-6 in the screening and follow-up of rheumatoid arthritis patients for an identification of interstitial lung disease: review of the literature, proposal for a preliminary algorithm, and clinical application to cases

Wang, YK; Chen, SQ; Zheng, SY; Lin, JQ; Hu, SJ; Zhuang, JH; Lin, QS; Xie, XZ; Zheng, KD; Zhang, WJ; Du, GZ; Zhang, GH; Hoffmann-Vold, AM; Matucci-Cerinic, M; Furst, DE

Wang, YK (corresponding author), Shantou Cent Hosp, Dept Rheumatol & Immunol, Shantou, Guangdong, Peoples R China.; Chen, SQ (corresponding author), Shantou Univ, Med Coll, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Ultrasound, Shantou, Guangdong, Peoples R China.

ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1):

Abstract

Screening and follow-up of interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA-ILD) is a challenge in clinical practice. In fact, the m......

Full Text Link