Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · Jun 2015
Comparative StudyPredictive value of serum markers for the development of interstitial lung disease in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis: a comparative and prospective study.
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the most common and devastated complication of polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM). Several studies have focused on serum biomarkers for ILD in PM/DM patients; however, there have been no prospective studies. ⋯ Considering the ability of KL-6 for predicting the onset of ILD and monitoring the treatment response of ILD in PM/DM patients, it may be of great significance for clinical practice, and the prognosis of patients may be substantially improved if serum KL-6 was regularly monitored.