TY - JOUR T1 - Pulmonary complications of infliximab therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 622 LP - 628 VL - 33 IS - 3 AU - Andrew J K Ostör AU - Edwin R Chilvers AU - Margaret F Somerville AU - Anita Y N Lim AU - Suzanne E Lane AU - Adrian J Crisp AU - David G I Scott Y1 - 2006/03/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/33/3/622.abstract N2 - We describe 5 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who developed pulmonary complications following infliximab therapy; 4 patients had preexisting usual interstitial pneumonia. As the pathophysiology of the pulmonary insult is unknown, we advise caution in the use of anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy in patients with RA with underlying lung disease of sufficient severity to withhold methotrexate treatment. ER -