A Case of Dermatomyositis with Acute Interstitial Pneumonitis Manifested as Antisynthetase Syndrome / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 742-746, 2012.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-41982
ABSTRACT
Dermatomyositis is a systemic inflammatory disease affecting the skin, skeletal muscle, and occasionally, other organs, such as the lung. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a serious lung complication, which can occur in patients with dermatomyositis. It affects the prognosis of the disease and requires a more aggressive therapeutic approach. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) may be associated with systemic inflammatory disorders and autoantibody production. In particular, anti Jo-1 antibody has long been recognized as an important predictive factor in systemic manifestations of ILD in dermatomyositis. We report here a case of a 42 year old woman with cutaneous lesions typical of dermatomyositis, showing clinical features of antisynthetase syndrome, which showed rapid progression to acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Skin
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Antibodies, Antinuclear
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Lung Diseases, Interstitial
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Muscle, Skeletal
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Dermatomyositis
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Lung
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Myositis
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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