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Table 1 Clinical profiles of the patients enrolled in this study

From: Coadministration of tacrolimus with corticosteroid accelerates recovery in refractory patients with polymyositis/ dermatomyositis: a retrospective study

No.

Sex

Diagnosis

Age of onset

Auto antibodies

Reason for adding TAC

On starting TAC

Complications ascribable to TAC

Anti-Nuclear Antibody

Anti-Jo-1 Antibody

Disease duration (months)

Complications

MMT score

CK (IU/L)

Daily dosage of PSL (mg/day)

1

F

PM

17

-

-

DRP

3

-

50

838

35

-

2

F

PM

37

+

-

DRP

4

-

53

775

30

-

3

F

PM

46

-

-

DRP

5

-

60

666

15

-

4

M

PM

55

-

-

DRP

5

-

60

482

15

-

6

F

PM

61

-

-

DRP

1

-

47

2241

45

-

7

F

PM

63

-

-

DRP

1

-

47

965

30

-

8

F

PM

37

-

-

Recurrence

180

Osteoporosis, multiple rib fracture

40

1809

2.5

-

9

M

PM

57

-

-

Recurrence

32

Glaucoma

60

810

4

-

10

F

DM

31

-

+

DRP

1

-

47

1665

50

-

11

M

DM

58

-

-

DRP

1

-

45

612

60

-

12

F

DM

59

-

-

DRP

1

-

35

3699

30

-

13

F

DM

60

-

-

DRP

1

-

35

3699

50

-

14

F

DM

72

-

-

Recurrence

8

Osteoporosis

35

864

20

-

15

F

CADM

24

-

-

DRP

1

-

60

74

25

-

  1. CADM: clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis, CK: creatine kinase, DM: dermatomyositis, DRP: difficulty in reduction of prednisolone, MMT: manual muscle strength test, PSL: prednisolone, TAC: tacrolimus.