High-resolution computed tomography characterization of interstitial lung diseases in polymyositis/dermatomyositis

• Published in: Journal of rheumatology Vol. 35; no. 2; p. 260
• Main Authors: Hayashi, Shinichiro, Tanaka, Masahide, Kobayashi, Hiromi, Nakazono, Takahiko, Satoh, Toshimi, Fukuno, Yuji, Aragane, Naoko, Tada, Yoshifumi, Koarada, Shuichi, Ohta, Akihide, Nagasawa, Kohei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada 01.02.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Dermatomyositis - complications; Disease Progression; Female; Histocytochemistry; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - complications; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - diagnostic imaging; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) sometimes progresses rapidly and is resistant to therapy. Clinical features that forecast the prognosis of the disease remain to be elucidated. Our aim was to assess if selected clinical features and high-reso...