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Suggest Remedy For Lung Fibrosis In A Person With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Question: Which are the poss types of lung fibrosis in a pt with rheumatoid arthritis? Female aged 66 who had arthritis long time. Xray showed traces of fibroisis
wheeze,cough, breathless re and respiratory failure in severe pulmonary fibrosis.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Is fibrosis dangerous in a rheumatoid arthritis person?
Brief Answer:
fibrosis, non dangerous, can be managed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Thanks for considering my answer and for your follow up.
Answer for your query.
The severity of pulmonary fibrosis is not associated with rheumatologic symptoms or the duration of the associated RA, nor is there any clear relation to the extraarticular features of Rhematoid Arthritis or serologic findings. Therefore, you need not to be worried about the fibrosis.
Survival rates in patients with coexisting RA and pulmonary fibrosis are similar to those of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Recent studies suggest a potential treatment role for cyclosporine, which may be able to interrupt lymphocyte-stimulated macrophage activation, and thus, fibroblast-mediated fibrosis in patients with pulmonary interstitial fibrosis.
In my opinion, you need to have regular follow ups and monitoring from a chest physician to control fibrosis as well as the symptoms.
Hope, I have answered your query.
All the best. Take care.
fibrosis, non dangerous, can be managed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
Thanks for considering my answer and for your follow up.
Answer for your query.
The severity of pulmonary fibrosis is not associated with rheumatologic symptoms or the duration of the associated RA, nor is there any clear relation to the extraarticular features of Rhematoid Arthritis or serologic findings. Therefore, you need not to be worried about the fibrosis.
Survival rates in patients with coexisting RA and pulmonary fibrosis are similar to those of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Recent studies suggest a potential treatment role for cyclosporine, which may be able to interrupt lymphocyte-stimulated macrophage activation, and thus, fibroblast-mediated fibrosis in patients with pulmonary interstitial fibrosis.
In my opinion, you need to have regular follow ups and monitoring from a chest physician to control fibrosis as well as the symptoms.
Hope, I have answered your query.
All the best. Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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