Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy-associated interstitial lung disease (IIM-ILD)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with IIM who were newly diagnosed and treatment-naïve; 2. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the chest showing pulmonary inflammatory exudation or interstitial changes; 3. Completion of BALF tNGS testing.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous diagnosis with administration of glucocorticoids, immunosuppressants, biological agents, or JAK inhibitors for more than 1 week; 2. Failure to undergo tNGS testing; 3. Patients complicated with other systemic infections.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sequence number and concentration of pathogens detected by BALF tNGS; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate;Chest CT imaging patterns;C-reactive protein, CRP; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University