Predictors of Interstitial Lung Disease in Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
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, · 2023
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Description
A rare disease that blends traits of several immune illnesses often scars the lungs, and that scarring is a main cause of death in these patients. Manuel Silvério-António and co-authors hunt for warning signs of the scarring in a 2023 study of patients across Portugal. All patients in the study had chest scans on record, so lung state could be checked directly.
Nearly half the group had lung scarring, and about half of those had no symptoms at all. Most showed a pinched breathing pattern and one common scan pattern. Swollen glands at the start of illness and older age at diagnosis each predicted scarring on their own. Gut involvement also tracked with scarring in simpler tests. The authors say a scan is worth doing even when a patient feels fine.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | 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, |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |