Table 5: Radiological findings between PM and DM associated ILD patients.

 

PM-ILD (n = 22)

DM-ILD (n = 19)

p-value

Consolidation score

1.72

1.69

0.940

GGO score

1.72

1.81

0.773

Reticular opacity score

0.50

0.63

0.666

Traction bronchiectasis score

0.28

0.50

0.390

Lung Tip consolidation

0.11

0.44

0.025

 

Data are expressed as mean and these numbers are categorical.

Definition of Abbreviations: PM = Polymyositis; DM = Dermatomyositis; ILD = Interstitial Lung Disease; GGO = Ground-Glass Opacity