There are multiple definitions:
insulin-like activity(English)
interstitial lung abnormality(English)
- shares several characteristics and risk factors with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with ILAs and this persisted after adjustment for current/past smoking and genetic/lifestyle risk factors. Rheumatoid arthritis with ILAs in smokers has a 3-fold increased all-cause mortality, emphasizing the importance of further screening and treatment strategies for preclinical interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis
- COPD, DMARD, HRCT, ILD, RA
- Pulmonology, Pathology, Rheumatology
- https://doi.org…atology/kead277