Acute lung involvement in RA is not always ILD

Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic inflammatory disorder with diverse extra-articular manifestations including vasculitis,lung disease, inflammatory eye disease and subcutaneous nodule formation. Among these manifestations, lung diseasehas been identified as a primary contributor of morbidity and mortality. The predominance of non-specific interstitialpneumonia pattern has been observed in most forms of connective tissue-associated ILD. Studies have demonstratedthat the usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern is more prevalent among patients with RA-associated ILD. The extraarticular manifestations have been noted in nearly 50% of the patients, and the lung involvement in majority of thecases.8, 9 This study details the occurrence of lung involvement of viral etiology in RA, which could be misdiagnosed asRA-associated ILD

Lepromatous leprosy or rheumatoid arthritis with leprosy? A challenging case

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) manifestations in leprosy are very common, but often undiagnosed. The present study discussesa challenging case having dilemma in concluding the diagnosis as lepromatous leprosy or RA with leprosy