Table 3: Clinical symptoms
and signs of between PM and DM associated ILD patients.
|
|
PM-ILD (n = 22) |
DM-ILD (n = 19) |
p-value |
|
Fever |
31.8% |
36.8% |
0.743 |
|
Cough |
27.2% |
42.1% |
0.330 |
|
Dyspnea |
50% |
42.1% |
0.624 |
|
Myalgia |
72.7% |
57.9% |
0.330 |
|
Arthralgia |
40.9% |
42.1% |
0.940 |
|
Heliotrope rash |
4.5% |
47.4% |
< 0.001 |
|
Gottron sign |
9.1% |
68.4% |
< 0.001 |
|
Subungual erythema |
9.1% |
52.6% |
0.002 |
|
Mechanic hand |
18.2% |
10.5% |
0.502 |
|
Generalized rash |
42.9% |
84.2% |
0.006 |
Data are expressed as percentage.
Definition of
Abbreviations: PM = Polymyositis; DM = Dermatomyositis; ILD = Interstitial Lung Dsease