OBJECTIVE: To assess the difference in clinical features and prognosis of patients with
interstitial lung disease (ILD) comparing polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM). METHODS…

Background Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common manifestation of polymyositis (PM),
dermatomyositis (DM), and clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM); however, little is …

The aim of the present study was to clarify the clinical characteristics and prognosis of
patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with amyopathic dermatomyositis (ILD-ADM)…

Background Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is characterized by a febrile illness, diffuse
pulmonary infiltrates, and pulmonary eosinophilia. The etiology of AEP remains unknown, …

The pulmonary manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) include bronchiolar diseases
such as follicular bronchiolitis (FB) and bronchiolitis obliterans (BO). In this study, we …

To better characterize idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia (IEP), we studied the clinical and
laboratory features of 27 patients. Patients with IEP could be divided into those with chronic …

Rationale: Patients with Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease are frequently
administered a combination of clarithromycin, ethambutol, and rifampicin. However, rifampicin …

Background Although the accurate diagnosis of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE)
requires pathologic evaluation, this diagnosis is often suggested when the radiologic findings …

Introduction Programmed cell death protein 1 immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have
been reported to improve the survival of patients with NSCLC. On the expansion of clinical …

Background and objective The efficacy of combination therapy with corticosteroids and CNI,
TAC and CsA, for PM/DM‐ILD has been described retrospectively. However, it remains …