Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung diseases secondary to systemic rheumatic diseases : a prospective study and review of the literature

Acute exacerbation (AE) is a possible manifestation of interstitial lung diseases (ILD) associated to very high mortality. It's defined as clinically significant respiratory deterioration with evidence of new widespread alveolar abnormalities on computed tomography scan. AE is better described in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) but also reported in ILD secondary to connective tissue diseases (CTD) and vasculitis. The main features and the real clinical impact of this severe complication in these patients are not well defined. Aim of our study was to prospectively investigate the incidence, clinical features and outcome of AE in a population of patients with ILD related to CTD and vasculitis. We consecutively enrolled all patients, with ILD secondary to rheumatic systemic diseases, referring to our multidisciplinary outpatient clinic for rare lung diseases. All patients were followed for at least 12 months (range, 12-36 months). At baseline, all patients underwent to a core set of laboratory investigations and periodically followed; data about demographic, disease onset, clinical, serological and therapeutic features were also recorded. AE occurred in 9/78 patients, with an incidence of 5.77/100 patients/year, and 5/9 patients died because of AE. The baseline value of DLCO was significantly associated to the risk of AE at Cox regression. In patients with ILD related to rheumatic systemic diseases AE can occur with an incidence similar to IPF. Rheumatologists should carefully consider this life-threatening complication as a possible natural course of all patients with ILD secondary to systemic rheumatic disease.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: J Thorac Dis. 2020 Oct;12(10):6411. - PMID 33209478

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Journal of thoracic disease - 11(2019), 4 vom: 07. Apr., Seite 1621-1628

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Manfredi, Andreina [VerfasserIn]
Sebastiani, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Cerri, Stefania [VerfasserIn]
Vacchi, Caterina [VerfasserIn]
Tonelli, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Della Casa, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Cassone, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Spinella, Amelia [VerfasserIn]
Fabrizio, Pancaldi [VerfasserIn]
Luppi, Fabrizio [VerfasserIn]
Salvarani, Carlo [VerfasserIn]

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Acute exacerbation (AE)
Connective tissue diseases (CTDs)
Interstitial lung disease (ILD)
Journal Article
Lung fibrosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

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Date Revised 30.09.2020

published: Print

ErratumIn: J Thorac Dis. 2020 Oct;12(10):6411. - PMID 33209478

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.21037/jtd.2019.03.28

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NLM297962272