Hospitalization mortality and associated risk factors in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis: A retrospective case-control study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 2; p. e0192491
• Main Authors: Wu, Chanyuan, Wang, Qian, He, Linrong, Yang, Enhao, Zeng, Xiaofeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 23.02.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Arthritis; Autoimmune diseases; Biology and Life Sciences; Cancer; China; Death; Demographics; Dermatomyositis; Diabetes; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Erythrocytes; Gender; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Infections; Lung diseases; Medical prognosis; Medical records; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mortality; Patient outcomes; Patients; Polymyositis; Prognosis; Regression analysis; Rheumatic diseases; Rheumatism; Rheumatology; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Skin diseases; Studies; China; Beijing China; Japan

Polymyositis and dermatomyositis (PM/DM) are systemic autoimmune diseases with multiple organ involvements that manifest as muscular and cutaneous disorders, interstitial lung disease (ILD) and malignancies. However, information concerning the outcomes and associated factors for PM/DM patients who a...