Marked increase in serum KL-6 and surfactant protein D levels during the first 4 weeks after treatment predicts poor prognosis in patients with active interstitial pneumonia associated with polymyositis/dermatomyositis

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Journal Article Marked increase in serum KL-6 and surfactant protein D levels during the first 4 weeks after treatment predicts poor prognosis in patients with active interstitial pneumonia associated with polymyositis/dermatomyositis Get access Satoko Arai, Satoko Arai Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kazuhiro Kurasawa, Kazuhiro Kurasawa Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan Correspondence to: Kazuhiro Kurasawa, Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan e-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Reika Maezawa, Reika Maezawa Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Takayoshi Owada, Takayoshi Owada Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Harutsugu Okada, Harutsugu Okada Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Takeshi Fukuda Takeshi Fukuda Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Modern Rheumatology, Volume 23, Issue 5, 1 September 2013, Pages 872–883, https://doi.org/10.3109/s10165-012-0756-0 Published: 01 September 2013 Article history Received: 24 May 2012 Accepted: 21 August 2012 Published: 01 September 2013