Increased ferritin predicts development and severity of acute interstitial lung disease as a complication of dermatomyositis

Abstract

Serum ferritin can be useful as a predictor of the occurrence of A/SIP and correlates with the prognosis of A/SIP in DM. The intensive treatment using combination therapy with various immunosuppressant agents should be chosen for patients with ILD with DM showing hyperferritinaemia, especially levels >1500 ng/ml.