Changes in bronchoalveolar lavage and lung function in rheumatoid arthritis. A controlled study.

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dc.contributor.authorBarapatre, R Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorPrabhakaran, L Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorRupwate, R Uen_US
dc.contributor.authorKamat, S Ren_US
dc.date.accessioned1990-08-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-31T01:39:21Z
dc.date.available1990-08-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-31T01:39:21Z
dc.date.issued1990-08-01en_US
dc.description.abstractA comparative study of bronchoalveolar lavage was done in 30 patients with chronic rheumatoid arthritis and 30 age matched controls. Twelve patients had clinical lung disease (group I), 11 had lavage changes (group II) and 7 showed no abnormalities (group III). In group I, there was lower lung functions, tendency to older age and slightly longer history. There were no differences between the three groups (63% positive) in RA factor positivity. In the controls, lavage showed 67.3% return, 154.5 cells/cmm, 92.8% macrophages, 5.2% lymphocytes, 1.9% polymorphs and 0.2% eosinophils. In contrast, group I patients showed more polymorphs (10.3 +/- 8.3%) and group II more lymphocytes (14.5 +/- 18.7%; P less than 0.05). Thus, in chronic rheumatoid arthritic patients, bronchoalveolar lavage abnormalities may occur alone or in association with radiographic and functional abnormalities.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Seth GS Medical College, Bombay.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBarapatre RJ, Prabhakaran LC, Rupwate RU, Kamat SR. Changes in bronchoalveolar lavage and lung function in rheumatoid arthritis. A controlled study. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1990 Aug; 38(8): 562-3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/92362
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.japi.orgen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshArthritis, Rheumatoid --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshBronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid --chemistryen_US
dc.subject.meshChronic Diseaseen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshLung --physiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshPulmonary Fibrosis --etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshRespiratory Function Testsen_US
dc.titleChanges in bronchoalveolar lavage and lung function in rheumatoid arthritis. A controlled study.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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