Abstracts tagged "interstitial lung disease and KL-6"

Abstract Number: 2348 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
KL-6 Is a Useful Marker to Monitor the Progression of RA-ILD, but Not to Diagnose or Predict the Development of ILD
Yuta Takamura¹, Ayae Tanaka ¹, Kazuhiro Kurasawa ¹, Anna Hasegawa ², Chika Hiyama ², Toshiyuki Miyao ¹, Ryutaro Yamazaki ¹, Satoko Arai ¹, Takayoshi Owada ¹, Reika Maezawa ¹ and Masafumi Arima ², ¹Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, Japan, ²Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a critical　comorbidity in RA. To manage RA-ILD, early diagnosis and monitoring disease progression are important. KL-6 is a marker…