Long-term survival, causes of death, and prognostic factors for mortality in patients with microscopic polyangiitis and those with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive interstitial lung disease: A single-center retrospective study.
Yukiko TakakuwaYoshioki YamasakiHiromi MatsushitaTomofumi KiyokawaMachiko MizushimaKumiko TonookaHiroko NagafuchiShin MatsuokaSeido OokaKimito KawahataPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2022)
Age ≥ 70 years and ILD with a UIP pattern were associated with high mortality, owing to susceptibility to infection and ILD progression. A more effective and less toxic treatment is required for progressive ILD.