TY - JOUR T1 - Pulmonary Abnormalities in Patients with Early and Longstanding Rheumatoid Arthritis JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 444 LP - 444 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.080882 VL - 36 IS - 2 AU - ATHANASIOS N. GEORGIADIS AU - ZAFIRIA M. METAFRATZI AU - ALEXANDROS A. DROSOS Y1 - 2009/02/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/36/2/444.abstract N2 - We read with interest the article by Mori, et al regarding the pulmonary abnormalities in patients with early and longstanding rheumatoid arthritis (RA)1. We would like to add some new data on this subject. The authors reported no significant differences on imaging abnormalities in the lung between patients with early and longstanding RA. The question arises, how do the authors explain these findings? The prevalence and the severity of lung involvement in patients with RA are related to disease severity, to extraarticular manifestations, to extent of joint and … Address reprint requests to Prof. Drosos. E-mail: adrosos{at}cc.uoi.gr ER -