ArticleBMC research notes2018
Correlation between disease activity and serum ferritin in clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis with rapidly-progressive interstitial lung disease: a case report.
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- Clinically Amyopathic Dermatomyositis: Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, Pathophysiology, Treatment, and Prognosis: A Systematic Review.Rheumatology and therapy · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical features and survival analysis of 40 cases of anti-MDA5 antibody-positive dermatomyositis complicated with interstitial lung disease.Arthritis research & therapy · 2025Article
- Treatment of refractory anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 anbibody-positive dermatomyositis complicated by rapidly progressing interstitial pulmonary disease: Two case reports.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Tumor markers are associated with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease in adult-dermatomyositis.Clinical rheumatology · 2022Article
- Case Report: Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease in A Pregnant Patient With Anti-Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5 Antibody-Positive Dermatomyositis.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Article
- Recommendations for the treatment of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5-positive dermatomyositis-associated rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease.Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2020Article
- Multidisciplinary Approach in the Early Detection of Undiagnosed Connective Tissue Diseases in Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Article
- Inflammatory Myopathy-Related Interstitial Lung Disease: From Pathophysiology to Treatment.Frontiers in medicine · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundClinically amyopathic dermatomyositis with anti-Melanoma Differentiation-Associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody often presents with severe interstitial lung disease. Although serum ferritin level is known to reflect interstitial lung disease activity, there are few case reports describing this association. CASE PRESENTATION: A 58-year-old man was referred to our outpatient clinic with a 3-week history of cough and respiratory distress. He had erythema over the V area of the neck and a Gottron's sign. Chest computed tomography revealed diffuse ground-glass opacities and reticular shadows in both lungs. Test for anti-MDA5 antibody was positive. After admission, he received triple combination therapy (methylprednisolone pulse therapy, tacrolimus, and cyclophosphamide). However, his respiratory condition worsened as the serum ferritin level increased. Despite no apparent deterioration on chest radiography, he ultimately died due to respiratory failure.
conclusionsIn this case, triple combination therapy was not effective for the patient's respiratory condition. The serum ferritin level was correlated with disease activity and was more useful than chest radiography for monitoring clinical status.
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