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ReviewBMC pulmonary medicine2021

Anti-synthetase syndrome: a rare and challenging diagnosis for bilateral ground-glass opacities-a case report with literature review.

Nasam Alfraji, Usman Mazahir, Moiuz Chaudhri, Jeffrey Miskoff

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Review in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nasam AlfrajiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ, 07753, USA. nasam.alfraji@hmhn.org.
Usman MazahirDepartment of Pulmonology and Critical Care, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, 07753, USA.
Moiuz ChaudhriDepartment of Pulmonology and Critical Care, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, 07753, USA.
Jeffrey MiskoffDepartment of Pulmonology and Critical Care, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ, 07753, USA.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center · USHackensack Meridian Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAnti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) is an uncommon immune-mediated entity characterized by myositis, interstitial lung disease (ILD), non-erosive arthritis, and less common features such as fever, Raynaud's phenomenon, and skin changes in association with anti-aminoacyl-transfer-RNA antibodies, most commonly anti-Jo-1 antibodies. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a challenging and rare case of ASS-associated ILD presenting with unexplained respiratory symptoms and bilateral infiltrates on chest imaging during the COVID-19 pandemic. High clinical suspicion for ASS with early appropriate therapy with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents led to marked clinical improvement.

conclusionHigh index of suspicion for ASS is mandated in patients with unexplained ILD. A comprehensive autoimmune work-up is important as an early treatment with corticosteroids with or without immunomodulators improves patient outcomes and survival in an otherwise poor prognostic disease.

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PandemicsRare DiseasesSARS-CoV-2AutoantibodiesComorbidityCOVID-19Diagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansLungMiddle AgedMyositisPrognosisAutoantibodiesAnti-synthetase syndromeAutoimmune diseaseCorticosteroidsInterstitial lung disease

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PMID33407281
PMCPMC7787399
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