Pulmonology Medical News about polymyositis;dermatomyositis;interstitial lung disease

Become a Member Today!
Register

Most Viewed Abstracts

1. Report Shows Shift in Starting Salaries for Physicians

2. 2008 Exclusive Survey—Earnings: Good news for primary care income

3. Medicare pay-for-reporting effort draws fire from frustrated doctors

4. Debunking Myths in the US Healthcare System

5. EGFR inhibitors as first-line therapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Your Article Summary

See Latest Articles

(Click the title below to leave the MDLinx Network and go to the Journal's Website)

Interstitial lung disease in polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Clinical Rheumatology, 03/09/09

Chen IJ et al. - Study reports that poor survival in interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients was associated with male gender, a Hamman–Rich-like presentation, and a clinical diagnosis of acute interstitial pneumonia.

Methods

Aim was to estimate the prevalence, characteristics, and prognostic factors of ILD in pts with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM)
The medical records of 151 PM/DM pts were retrospectively reviewed

Results

19.9% PM/DM pts had developed ILD
Older age at PM/DM onset, anti-Jo-1 Ab, and arthritis/arthralgia were associated with the presence of ILD
An older age at onset above 45 yrs and arthritis/arthralgia at onset were the 2 independent risk factors for developing ILD
An older age at onset >45 yrs and anti-Jo-1 positive were associated with ILD
While arthritis/arthralgia was no longer significant
Of the 30 ILD pts, 16 (53.3%) died
The survival time was shorter in ILD pts vs w/o ILD

<< Previous
Fluctuation analysis of lung function as a predictor of long-term...

Next >>
Fungi and pollen exposure in the first months of life and risk of...