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Interstitial lung disease related to dermatomyositis. Comparative study with patients without lung involvement.

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1996

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Josep M. Grau, Óscar Miró, Enric Pedrol, J Casademont, Ferrán Masanés, Carmen Herrero, G. Haussman, Á Urbano-Márquez
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Abstract

ILD associated with DM represents a subgroup of DM with clinical and biological differences. However, such patients do not have poorer prognosis than patients without ILD if they are managed aggressively with immunosuppressive drugs.