1. A case of antisynthetase syndrome with chilblains‐like lesions and microangiopathy
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Tom Abrassart, Thomas Roland, France Laurent, and Camelia Rossi
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myalgia ,acrosyndrome ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Anti-nuclear antibody ,microangiopathy ,lcsh:Medicine ,Case Report ,Antisynthetase syndrome ,Case Reports ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Medicine ,Chilblains ,Nailfold Capillaroscopy ,lcsh:R5-920 ,business.industry ,lcsh:R ,Microangiopathy ,Autoantibody ,Interstitial lung disease ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,antisynthetase syndrome ,medicine.symptom ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,business - Abstract
We present the case of a 50‐year‐old woman with febrile myalgia, chilblains‐like lesions, and cough. Antinuclear antibodies and anti‐PL‐12 antisynthetase autoantibodies were found in complementary examinations. Interstitial lung disease was found on chest computed tomography. Nailfold capillaroscopy showed microangiopathic lesions. Antisynthetase syndrome is a recently described entity in inflammatory myopathies, with specific clinical criteria. Interstitial lung disease is very common, especially in anti‐PL‐12 associated antisynthetase syndrome. Raynaud's phenomenon is another well‐defined criterion. However, microangiopathic damage is probably underestimated and the role of nailfold capillaroscopy in the diagnosis has not been established yet., Antisynthetase syndrome (ASS) is a syndrome with various clinical manifestations. The diagnosis is often difficult and needs a broad range of clinical and serological arguments to be thought of. Future studies are needed to define the role of capillaroscopy in the diagnosis and the prognosis of the disease.
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- 2021
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