The association between Vitamin D Deficiency and Pulmonary Affection in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease causing symmetrical articular destruction with extraarticular manifestations that include pulmonary manifestations, which are major contributors to morbidity and mortality. Aim of the study: detect prevalence vitamin D deficiency its relationship affection in RA patients correlate it Activity. Patients Methods: The study cross sectional one, carried out on fifty recruited from Chest Rheumatology Outpatient Clinics Al Hussein University Hospital. All diagnosed who fulfilled American Colleague Rheumatology/European League against Rheumatism 2010 classification criteria. Results: In our there was statistically significant (p-value = 0.002) increased DAS score deficient (5.4 ± 0.8) when compared insufficient (4.9 0.4) sufficient (4.1 0.8). relation < 0.05) between status (Exertional Dyspnea, Dry Cough, Pain, Wheezing Leathery Crepitation) more frequent than patients. highly 0.001) decreased FVC (89.3 20.1) (113.4 7.1) (114.8 3.4). No > FEV1 & FEV1/FVC. Conclusion: activity (DAS-28 score) were prevalent Vitamin