TY - JOUR T1 - Drs. Negoescu and Abraham reply JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1060 LP - 1060 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.150229 VL - 42 IS - 6 AU - ANDRA F. NEGOESCU AU - SONYA M. ABRAHAM Y1 - 2015/06/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/42/6/1060.2.abstract N2 - To the Editor:We thank Bachmeyer, et al1 for their interest in our article “Extraarticular Manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Develop in Patients Receiving Anti-tumor Necrosis Factor-α Treatment: A Retrospective Chart Review from a UK Center”2.Our study assessed the development of extraarticular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) — lung disease, renal disease, nodules, and vasculitis — in patients receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) treatment. There were 152 patients (86.7% women) with an established diagnosis of RA being followed up in the rheumatology department at the time of the study, and who had received anti-TNF-α therapy [infliximab, etanercept (ETN), adalimumab (ADA)] initiated between 2000 and 2011.We acknowledge that a wide range of lung … Address correspondence to Dr. A. Negoescu, Rheumatology Research Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Rheumatology, Box 194, Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 0QQ, UK. E-mail: andra_negoesc08{at}yahoo.com ER -