Manuel Silvério-António, Joana Martins-Martinho, Ana Teresa Melo, Francisca Guimarães, Eduardo Dourado, Daniela Oliveira, Jorge Lopes, André Saraiva, Ana Gago, Margarida Correia, Ana L Fernandes, Sara Dinis, Rafaela Teixeira, Susana P Silva, Carlos Costa, Tiago Beirão, Carolina Furtado, Pedro Abreu, Carmo Afonso, Nikita Khmelinskii
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) frequently complicates mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) and contributes to increased mortality. We aimed to identify predictors of ILD in MCTD patients. This is a nationwide, multicentre, retrospective study including patients with an adult-onset MCTD clinical diagnosis who met Sharp's, Kasukawa, Alarcón-Segovia, or Kahn's diagnostic criteria and had available chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) data. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted...
December 3, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine