Javier Narváez, Helena Borrell, Fernando Sánchez-Alonso, Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa, Francisco Javier López-Longo, María Galindo-Izquierdo, Jaime Calvo-Alén, Antonio Fernández-Nebro, Alejandro Olivé, José Luis Andreu, Víctor Martínez-Taboada, Joan Miquel Nolla, José María Pego-Reigosa
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence, associated factors, and impact on mortality of primary respiratory disease in a large systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) retrospective cohort. METHODS: All adult patients in the RELESSER-TRANS (Registry of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients of the Spanish Society of Rheumatology [SER], cross-sectional phase) registry were retrospectively investigated for the presence of primary pleuropulmonary manifestations...
December 19, 2018: Arthritis Research & Therapy