Table 6. Treatment and outcome in myositis-associated ILD.
Treatment | Total | PM-ILD | DM-ILD | CADM-ILD |
Number of patients | 114 | 30 | 41 | 43 |
Corticosteroids alone | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Corticosteroids + immunosuppressive agents | 88 | 21 | 33 | 34 |
Cyclosporine | 75 | 12 | 31 | 32 |
Cyclophosphamide | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
Azathioprine | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Intravenous Igs | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Mortality (%) | 31 (27.2) | 5 (16.7) | 10 (24.4) | 16 (37.2) |
Data are presented as the n (%).
ILD: interstitial lung disease; Ig: immunoglobulin.