Open Medicine (Oct 2020)

Rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk of pleural empyema

Liao Kuang-Ming,
Lin Cheng-Li,
Shen Te-Chun

Affiliations

Liao Kuang-Ming: Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Chiali, Tainan, Taiwan
Lin Cheng-Li: Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital , Taichung, Taiwan
Shen Te-Chun: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2020-0225
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 1012 – 1018

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can lead to various pulmonary manifestations. Evidence shows the possible association between RA and pleural empyema.

Published in Open Medicine

ISSN: 2391-5463 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/med/html

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