Inflammatory myopathy and interstitial lung disease in antisynthetase syndrome with PL-7 antibody

We report a case of a 72-year-old Caucasian woman with PL-7 positive antisynthetase syndrome. Clinical presentation included interstitial lung disease, myositis, ‘mechanic's hands’ and dysphagia. As lung injury was the main concern, treatment consisted of prednisolone and cyclophosphamide. Comp...

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Main Authors: Aguiar Rosa, Sílvia, Barreto, Paulo, Mariano, Marisa, Baptista, Isabel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4187429/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25293682
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2014-204390
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