Table 2.
Incidence of AE in CVD-IP and its association with histological patterns.
| Total (n = 83) | RA (n = 25) | pSS (n = 17) | SSc (n = 13) | PM/DM/ADM (n = 21) | SLE (n = 4) | Othersa (n = 3) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients developing AE | 6 (7.2%) | 5 (20.0%) | 1 (5.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Histologic patterns | |||||||
| UIP | 3/30b (10.0%) | 2/10 (20.0%) | 1/10 (10.0%) | 0/5 (0%) | 0/3 (0%) | 0/2 (0%) | |
| NSIP | 2/50 (4.0%) | 2/13 (15.4%) | 0/7 (0%) | 0/8 (0%) | 0/18 (0%) | 0/2 (0%) | 0/2 (0%) |
| Unclassifiable | 1/3 (33.3%) | 1/2 (50.0%) | 0/1 (0%) | ||||
AE, acute exacerbation.
a
Others include MCTD and adult Still's disease.
b
Number of patients developing AE / total number of patients showing each histological pattern.