Pulmonary abnormalities on high-resolution computed tomography in ankylosing spondylitis: relationship to disease duration and pulmonary function testing

The aim of this study was to identify the pulmonary abnormalities on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to examine the relationship with the duration of disease and pulmonary function test (PFT) results. Twenty male AS patients with a mean age...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Rheumatology international 2012-07, Vol.32 (7), p.2031-2036
Hauptverfasser:	Özdemir, Oya, Gülsün Akpinar, Meltem, Inanici, Fatma, Hasçelik, H Zafer
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Humans Lung - abnormalities Lung - diagnostic imaging Lung Diseases, Obstructive - diagnostic imaging Lung Diseases, Obstructive - etiology Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Original Article Pulmonary Emphysema - diagnostic imaging Pulmonary Emphysema - etiology Pulmonary Fibrosis - diagnostic imaging Pulmonary Fibrosis - etiology Respiratory Function Tests Rheumatology Sensitivity and Specificity Severity of Illness Index Spondylitis, Ankylosing - complications Spondylitis, Ankylosing - diagnostic imaging Spondylitis, Ankylosing - pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	The aim of this study was to identify the pulmonary abnormalities on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to examine the relationship with the duration of disease and pulmonary function test (PFT) results. Twenty male AS patients with a mean age of 37.1 ± 9.4 years were enrolled in this study. The patients were assigned into 2 groups according to disease duration: patients with disease duration
ISSN:	0172-8172 1437-160X
DOI:	10.1007/s00296-011-1923-x