Correlación de enfermedad pulmonar intersticial en colagenopatías frecuentes en el área de neumología del Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo durante el período de 2012 – 2022.

Abstract

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a group of clinical, radiological, and functional lung conditions affecting the pulmonary interstitial. Likewise, there is evidence that ILD affects connective tissue diseases. Our research aims to determine the correlation between collagenopathies and interstitial lung disease. Materials and Methods: The present analytical design study of an observational, retrospective and cross-sectional type in patients who were treated in the Outpatient Pulmonology area of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital during the period 2012-2022. Results:102 patients were studied, indicating that the highest incidence of interstitial lung disease was in young adults between 20-60 years old, with a frequency of 84.3% in the female population and 15.7% in males. 33% of the patients presented rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's disease with 27%, systemic lupus erythematosus 22% and finally Scleroderma was registered with 20% of the total. We used Pearson's chi square test of 10.9 and a p value of 0.280. It was found that 78% of patients presented a radiological pattern of nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. According to the functional tests, an average of 342 meters traveled was found in patients with obstructive spirometry and an oxygen saturation of 95%, also an average of 310 meters in patients with restrictive spirometry with a SatO2 of 92% and 358 meters traveled. . in patients with normal spirometry. Conclusions: Interstitial lung disease is related to rheumatological diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's, with rheumatoid arthritis being the most frequently found.