Inflammatory myopathy, bronchiolitis obliterans/organizing pneumonia, and anti-Jo-1 antibodies--an interesting association.
We report an interesting association of inflammatory myopathy, characterized pathologically as dermatomyositis, with bronchiolitis obliterans/organizing pneumonia and anti-histidyl-tRNA synthetase (Jo-1) antibody. The relations of different types of pulmonary involvement to inflammatory myopathy and antisynthetase antibodies are discussed.
Kalenian
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Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA.
Zweiman
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D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D018549:Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006643:Histidine-tRNA Ligase / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D001323:Autoantibodies; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006643:Histidine-tRNA Ligase; D011241:Prednisone