Rheumatoid arthritis-associated lung disease in black Africans: Descriptive study of 28 cases in Lomé.

Background: Several studies have shown that lung disease is a common extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Objectives: To describe the lung manifestations in the RA population in Lomé, Togo.

Methods: The study was conducted from October 2018 to July 2019 at the pulmonology unit of the Sylvanus Olympio University teaching hospital, in collaboration with rheumatology centres in Lomé, Togo.