Long-term follow-up of 76 Iranian patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

Mehrzad HajialiloAmir GhorbanihaghjoAlireza KhabbaziSousan KolahiMohammad Reza Jafari NakhjavaniAli Asghar EbrahimiHamid ZarehAida Malek Mahdavi

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2018)

Presence of dysphagia and cancer were associated with poor response to treatment. Pulmonary involvement and cancer incidence significantly affect survival rate. Furthermore, since cancer is the most common cause of death, so this study emphasizes the importance of careful cancer screening in these patients.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
squamous cell
end stage renal disease
lymph node metastasis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
pulmonary hypertension
young adults
peritoneal dialysis
combination therapy
patient reported outcomes
patient reported