How would you approach management of a patient with seropositive RA and UIP-ILD, with concern for active lung disease?
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Rheumatology · University of Washington
There is a potential benefit of adding additional immunosuppression for an RA patient with a UIP pattern on HRCT. My go-to-drugs are either abatacept or rituximab. While MMF is a standard first-line medication for many forms of ARD-ILD, it was tried for RA joint disease many years ago and the study ...