SAT0479 Increased Serum Light Levels Correlate with Disease Progression and Severity of Interstitial Pneumonia in Patients with Dermatomyositis

• Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 74; no. Suppl 2; pp. 833 - 834
• Main Authors: Kotani, T., Takeuchi, T., Ishida, T., Masutani, R., Isoda, K., Hata, K., Makino, S., Hanafusa, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Limited 01.06.2015

BackgroundDermatomyositis (DM) is frequently complicated with interstitial pneumonia (IP), causing increased morbidity and mortality. It is important to identify a useful serum marker associated with the progression, severity, and prognosis of DM-IP patients. Activated CD8+ T cells play an important...