Thirty-eight patients with ankylosing spondylitis, with a wide range of disease severity and duration were studied for evidence of parenchymal lung disease. Significant restriction of ventilatory excursion and reduction of lung volume was confirmed. The transfer factor was normal. In no case was there radiological or functional evidence of pulmonary fibrosis, even in those with extensive long standing spinal disease.
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