Prognostic factors in interstitial lung disease associated with primary Sjögren's syndrome: a retrospective analysis of 33 pathologically-proven cases.

INTRODUCTION: Interstitial lung disease associated with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS-ILD) shows several patterns such as nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) and usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). Although UIP is a well-recognized prognostic determinant in idiopathic interstitial pneum...

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Main Authors: Yasunori Enomoto, Tamiko Takemura, Eri Hagiwara, Tae Iwasawa, Yuh Fukuda, Noriyo Yanagawa, Fumikazu Sakai, Tomohisa Baba, Shouhei Nagaoka, Takashi Ogura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3767611?pdf=render