Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8743506 Revue du Rhumatisme Monographies 2018 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
The use of biologics has shown strong clinical benefits in patients with rheumatic diseases. Biologics-induced lung disease may manifest as variable clinical radiological patterns, including interstitial lung diseases, sarcoid-like or auto-immune manifestations. Although some risk factors have been identified, the precise mechanisms of biologics-induced infiltrative lung disease are largely unknown. Drug causality should be carefully evaluated and infectious diseases ruled out.
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