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August 9, 2025Journal of Clinical MedicineOpen Access

Interstitial Lung Disease: Does It Represent a Real Comorbidity in Spondyloarthritis Patients? Results from an Ultrasound Monocentric Pilot Study

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ASAndrea Delle SedieLCLinda CarliAVAnnamaria Varrecchia

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Overview

Observational analysis shows lung ultrasound identifies higher pleural line irregularity in spondyloarthritis, suggesting ILD's overlooked impact on health.

Key Points

  • Lung ultrasound indicates significantly higher pleural line irregularity in spondyloarthritis patients compared to healthy subjects, implying a potential link to interstitial lung disease.
  • A total pleural line irregularity score was assessed across multiple regions in 73 patients with spondyloarthritis and 56 healthy subjects, revealing significant differences.
  • Consecutive outpatients with spondyloarthritis were examined using lung ultrasound, utilizing specific definitions for pleural line irregularity provided by the OMERACT taskforce.
  • Smokers showed a higher pleural line irregularity score, highlighting the importance of smoking as a predictive factor in interstitial lung disease assessments.

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Sedie et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af2695cf1dd9ea359e22cdhttps://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14165632
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