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ArticleCureus2023

Antisynthetase Syndrome With Predominant Pulmonary Involvement: A Case Report.

Beatriz Lima Corrêa de Araújo, David R Victor, Heloísa Maria Farias Fontes, Rayana Maria Caminha Mendes Gomes, Leonardo Lima Corrêa de Araújo

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Beatriz Lima Corrêa de AraújoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital Barão de Lucena, Recife, BRA.
David R VictorMedical School, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, BRA.
Heloísa Maria Farias FontesMedical School, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, BRA.
Rayana Maria Caminha Mendes GomesMedical School, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, BRA.
Leonardo Lima Corrêa de AraújoMedical School, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, BRA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antisynthetase syndrome (ASyS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of aminoacyl-transfer RNA synthetase antibodies. Its clinical presentation is variable and may include interstitial lung disease (ILD), myositis, arthritis, fever, Raynaud's phenomenon, and "mechanic's hands." ILD is more prevalent in this entity when compared to other idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and imparts greater severity to the condition. Here, we report the case of a 42-year-old female patient who sought care for severe ILD and persistent fever. Her diagnosis was made only after the detection of anti-Jo1 autoantibodies. Treatment was refractory to both prednisone monotherapy and cyclophosphamide pulse therapy, requiring the introduction of rituximab. A high degree of clinical suspicion is required to allow early diagnosis of ASyS in patients with pulmonary involvement in the absence of accompanying muscle weakness or other clinical symptoms.

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anti-jo1antisynthetase syndromeinterstitial lung diseasemyositisrituximab

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PMID37746430
PMCPMC10515292

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