Anti-MDA5 dermatomyositis mimicking psoriatic arthritis / Dermatomiositis con anticuerpos anti-MDA5 simulando una artritis psoriásica
Reumatol. clín. (Barc.)
; 14(4): 224-226, jul.-ago. 2018. ilus
Article
in English
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| ID: ibc-175926
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ABSTRACT
Dermatomyositis causes inflammation and damage of muscle and skin, and sometimes involves internal organs, especially lung parenchyma. Patients with dermatomyositis still represent a diagnostic challenge because of the rarity of this disease and the lack of specificity of some of its cutaneous manifestations. Herein, we describe the case of a patient with dermatomyositis, initially diagnosed as psoriatic arthritis, in which the performance of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibodies was decisive to establish a definitive diagnosis
RESUMEN
La dermatomiositis causa inflamación y daño del músculo y la piel, y en ocasiones afecta a órganos internos, especialmente el parénquima pulmonar. Los pacientes con dermatomiositis representan todavía un reto diagnóstico debido a la rareza de esta enfermedad y la falta de especificidad de algunas de sus manifestaciones cutáneas. Describimos el caso de una paciente con dermatomiositis, inicialmente diagnosticada de artritis psoriásica, en la que la determinación de anticuerpos anti-MDA5 fue decisiva para establecer un diagnóstico definitivo
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National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Arthritis, Psoriatic
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Dermatomyositis
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Interferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Reumatol. clín. (Barc.)
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias/Spain