[Intersticial lung disease as the sole manifestation of antisynthetase syndrome].
The authors report a clinical case of a woman who had a 3 years diagnosis of hipersensitivity pneumonitis based on intersticial lung disease without other manifestations. The diagnosis of antisynthetase syndrome was made three years after the initial symptoms upon the onset of systemic manifestations with articular involvement, myositis and determination of anti-PL 7 antibodies. In this syndrome, the isolated pulmonary involvement is rare.
Monteiro
Paulo
P
Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Praceta Mota Pinto, 3000 Coimbra - Portugal. pjr_monteiro@hotmail.com
Coutinho
Margarida
M
Machado
Pedro
P
Garcia
Jorge
J
Salvador
Maria João
MJ
Inês
Luís
L
Silva
Jorge
J
Malcata
Armando
A
D000604:Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases / Q000276:immunology*; D001323:Autoantibodies; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D013577:Syndrome
D001323:Autoantibodies; D000604:Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases