High incidence and mortality of Pneumocystis jirovecii infection in anti-MDA5-antibody-positive dermatomyositis: experience from a single center

Huang, LL; Fu, Q; Ye, Y; Lin, YW; Yan, QR; Chen, S

Yan, QR; Chen, S (corresponding author), Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Med, Renji Hosp, Dept Rheumatol, Shanghai 200001, Peoples R China.

ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 2021; 23 (1):

Abstract

Background Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are associated with a significantly higher risk of opportunistic infections including Pneumocystis......

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