Does increased ferritin predict development and severity of acute interstitial lung disease as a complication of dermatomyositis?
Serum ferritin can be useful as a predictor of the occurrence of A/SIP and correlates with the prognosis of A/SIP in DM. The intensive treatment using combination therapy with various immunosuppressant agents should be chosen for patients with ILD with DM showing hyperferritinaemia, especially levels >1500 ng/ml.
Our study provides first evidence for an involvement of 5-HT3 variants in the aetiopathology of eating disorders in humans.