Intravenous immunoglobulin for myositis-associated lung disease?
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Prognostic Factors for Myositis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
BACKGROUND Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common manifestation of polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), and clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM); however, little is known about the factors influencing the prognosis for PM/DM/CADM-associated ILD. (PM/DM/CADM-ILD). The aim of the present study is to assess prognostic factors for PM/DM/CADM-ILD. METHODS The clinical features and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Reviews Rheumatology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1759-4790,1759-4804
DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2009.112