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Table 2 Detailed clinical information of each patient after diagnosis of NTM-PD

From: Clinical course of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

No.

Sex/Age

BMI

RA-ILD

Drugs used for RA after NTM-PD diagnosis

Species

Cavity

Treatment for NTM-PD

Treatment outcome

Death during follow-up period

Cause of death

1

F/69

21.9

Yes

Methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, tacrolimus, corticosteroid

M. avium

No

Clarithromycin, rifampicin, isoniazid

Cured

Yes

Bacterial pneumonia

2

F/77

16.2

No

Methotrexate, rituximab, corticosteroid

M. massiliense

No

No

N/A

No

N/A

3

F/59

15.0

No

Methotrexate, leflunomide, sulfasalazine, corticosteroid

M. avium

No

No

N/A

No

N/A

4

F/74

21.1

No

Hydroxychloroquine, corticosteroid

M. intracellulare

Yes

No

N/A

No

N/A

5

F/73

20.6

No

Methotrexate, leflunomide, corticosteroid

M. abscessus

No

No

N/A

Yes

Bacterial pneumonia

6

F/58

22.3

No

Methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine, corticosteroid

M. avium

No

No

N/A

No

N/A

7

F/70

19.4

No

Methotrexate, corticosteroid

M. intracellulare

No

Azithromycin, ethambutol

Failed

No

N/A

8

F/67

15.4

Yes

Methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine

M. intracellulare

Yes

Clarithromycin, ethambutol, rifampicin

Cured

Yes

Bacterial pneumonia

9

F/79

20.9

Yes

Hydroxychloroquine, corticosteroid

M. intracellulare

Yes

Azithromycin, ethambutol, clofazimine, amikacin

Cured

No

N/A

10

F/40

21.2

Yes

Methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine, corticosteroid

M. intracellulare

Yes

Azithromycin, ethambutol, rifampicin, clofazimine

Cured

No

N/A

11

F/67

20.3

Yes

Sulfasalazine, corticosteroid

M. avium

No

Azithromycin, ethambutol, clofazimine, amikacin

Failed

Yes

Worsening of RA-ILD

12

F/65

23.8

No

Methotrexate, tacrolimus

M. avium

No

Azithromycin, ethambutol, rifampicin

Failed

No

N/A

13

F/56

15.1

No

Hydroxychloroquine, tacrolimus, sulfasalazine, rituximab, corticosteroid etanercept

M. avium

No

Clarithromycin, ethambutol, levofloxacin

Cured

No

N/A

14

F/57

20.6

No

Methotrexate, leflunomide, sulfasalazine, corticosteroid

M. intracellulare

No

No

 

No

N/A

15

F/84

21.3

Yes

Corticosteroid

M. avium

No

No

 

No

N/A

16

M/66

18.1

No

Corticosteroid

M. avium

Yes

No

 

Yes

Bacterial pneumonia

17

F/68

16.0

Yes

Sulfasalazine, corticosteroid

M. avium

No

Azithromycin, ethambutol, amikacin, moxifloxacin

Failed

Yes

Worsening of NTM-PD

18

M/72

22.3

Yes

Methotrexate, leflunomide, sulfasalazine, corticosteroid, adalimumab, abatacept

M. avium

Yes

Azithromycin, ethambutol, rifampicin, clofazimine, amikacin

Failed

No

N/A

  1. RA-ILD, rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease; NTM-PD, nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease; N/A, not applicable