Prognosis of spontaneous pneumomediastinum occurring in dermatomyositis or polymyositis patients with interstitial lung disease according to antimelanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody status: a retrospective cohort study

Objectives Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPNM) historically has been considered a poor prognostic factor in dermatomyositis/polymyositis patients complicated with interstitial lung disease (ILD). However, there is a lack of actual data regarding the association between SPNM occurrence and mortality...

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Main Authors: Kei Ikeda, Taro Iwamoto, Shunsuke Furuta, Takao Sugiyama, Hiroshi Nakajima, Shin-ichiro Kagami, Yoshihisa Kobayashi, Daiki Nakagomi, Kazuya Abe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-02-01
Series:RMD Open
Online Access:https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/9/1/e002770.full