Serum KL-6 levels reflect the severity of interstitial lung disease associated with connective tissue disease.
Jeong Seok LeeEun Young LeeYou-Jung HaEun Ha KangYun Jong LeeYeong-Wook SongPublished in: Arthritis research & therapy (2019)
Serum KL-6 levels were increased in CTD-ILD patients and had a positive correlation with CT grade and a negative correlation with FVC and DLCO. Serum KL-6 levels may reflect CTD-ILD severity.
Keyphrases
- interstitial lung disease
- systemic sclerosis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- patient reported
- dual energy
- patient reported outcomes