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Predictors of survival in a cohort of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis: effect of corticosteroids, methotrexate and azathioprine |
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| Authors: | Elena Schiopu Kristine Phillips Paul M MacDonald Leslie J Crofford Emily C Somers |
| Institution: | (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, 3918 TC, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5358, USA;(2) Department of Community Medicine, The Lahey Clinic, 267 Boston Road, Suite 20, Billerica, MA 01862, USA;(3) Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Kentucky, Room J503 Kentucky Clinic, Lexington, KY 40536, USA |
| Abstract: | IntroductionThe idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are rare diseases for which data regarding the natural history, response to therapies and factors affecting mortality are needed. We performed this study to examine the effects of treatment and clinical features on survival in polymyositis and dermatomyositis patients. |
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