title: Mycobacterium avium complex-induced pleurisy in a patient with amyopathic dermatomyositis and interstitial lung disease after prolonged immunosuppressive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hui-Ting
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wei-Juin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Teh-Ying
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Wei-Sheng
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Kuei-Ying
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: De-Feng
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008775:Methylprednisolone