The predictive prognostic factors for polymyositis/dermatomyositis-associated interstitial lung disease

The predictive prognostic factors for polymyositis/dermatomyositis-associated interstitial lung disease

Abstract Background Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the principal cause of death in polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM). Here we investigated prognostic factors for death and serious infection in PM/DM-ILD using the multicenter database. Methods We retrospectively reviewed baseline demographic,...

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Main Authors: Yumiko Sugiyama, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Maasa Tamura, Mitsuhiro Takeno, Yosuke Kunishita, Daiga Kishimoto, Yuji Yoshioka, Kouji Kobayashi, Kaoru Takase-Minegishi, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Naoki Hamada, Hideto Nagai, Naomi Tsuchida, Yutaro Soejima, Hiroto Nakano, Reikou Kamiyama, Takeaki Uehara, Yohei Kirino, Akiko Sekiguchi, Atsushi Ihata, Shigeru Ohno, Shouhei Nagaoka, Hideaki Nakajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Dermatomyositis
Polymyositis
Interstitial lung disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1506-7

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