Open Medicine (Oct 2020)

Rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk of pleural empyema

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

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

Abstract

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

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