Abstract Number: 854 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Modeling of Mortality in Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease Based on Combination of Serum Myositis-Specific Autoantibodies and Conventional Biomarkers
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the leading causes of mortality in patients with polymyositis or dermatomyositis (PM/DM). Since clinical courses and outcomes…Abstract Number: 2164 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prognostic Factors in Polymyositis/ Dermatomyositis Patients with Anti-Synthetase Antibodies
Background/Purpose: Anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibodies (Abs), which mainly consists of anti-Jo1, PL-7, PL-12, EJ, OJ and KS, are the most common myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs). It has…Abstract Number: 2311 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Initial Predictors of Short-Term Poor Survival Rates in Patients with Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Polymyositis (PM)/dermatomyositis (DM) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that affects muscle, skin and lung in various degree, and interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a…