[Antisynthetase syndrome. Three cases and a review of the literature].
Antisynthetase syndrome belongs to the idiopathic myositis group which includes pulmonary interstitial disease, arthritis, Raynaud's phenomenon, and  mechanic's hands , associated with the anti-Jo1 antibody. We report three cases of antisynthetase syndrome, and review the clinical characteristics, and prognosis factors dominated by interstitial pneumonia.
Imbert-Masseau
Agathe
A
Service de Médecine Interne A, Hôtel-Dieu, CHU, 1, place Alexis-Ricordeau, BP 1005, 44093 Nantes 1.
Hamidou
Mohamed
M
Agard
Christian
C
Halloun
Alain
A
Delangle
Marie-Hélène
MH
Audrain
Marie
M
Grolleau
Jean-Yves
JY
Mussini
Jean-Marie
JM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D001168:Arthritis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008025:Ligases / Q000276:immunology*; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis; D011928:Raynaud Disease; D013577:Syndrome
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; C046750:Jo-1 antibody; D008025:Ligases