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The British Journal of Rheumatology, Vol 36, 689-691, Copyright © 1997 by British Society for Rheumatology

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Decreased survival in patients with co-existent rheumatoid arthritis and bronchiectasis

DR Swinson, D Symmons, U Suresh, M Jones and J Booth
Wrightington Hospital, Wigan.

The aim was to compare the 5 yr survival in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) alone, bronchiectasis (Br) alone and RA plus Br (RA-Br). A case-control study was carried out in which 32 patients with RA-Br were matched for age (within 5 yr), sex and (where possible) disease duration with 32 patients with RA alone. An additional comparison group of 31 unselected patients with Br was chosen. All patients were followed for 5 yr. Patients with RA-Br were 7.3 times more likely to die than the general population, 5.0 times more likely than the RA group and 2.4 times more likely than the Br group. An increased risk of death within the RA-Br group was associated with a history of smoking, more severe RA and steroid usage. The co-existence of RA and Br is associated with a poor 5 yr survival.
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