Fever in the initial stage of IIM patients: an early clinical warning sign for AE-ILD.

Ting LiuHaifeng ChenYitian ShiWei XuFenghong Yuan

Published in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2023)

Our study has demonstrated that fever at initial diagnosis is associated with AE-ILD and mortality. Fever should serve as an early clinical warning sign for poor outcomes in IIM patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
interstitial lung disease
risk factors
adipose tissue
patient reported outcomes
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis