Infections Are Leading Cause of In-Hospital Mortality in Indian Patients With Inflammatory Myopathy

We explored causes of in-hospital mortality in patients with inflammatory myositis at a tertiary care center in Northern India.Records of adults and children diagnosed with dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis, or anti-synthetase syndrome (ASSD) who died between 2000 and 2018 were reviewed, and causes of death were determined.Of the 38 patients, 20 had DM (including 2 clinically amyopathic DM), 4 juvenile DM, 12 polymyositis, whereas 2 had ASSD....