Naslov
Antisynthetase syndrome - a case report

Autori
Prus, Višnja ; Bedeković, Dražen ; Milas-Ahić, Jasminka ; Visević, Roberta ; Šegec, Branko ; Jukić, Zlatica ; Perić, Ljiljana.

Izvornik
Reumatizam (0374-1338) 60(1) (2013); 25-28

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, ostalo

Ključne riječi
antisintetaza sindrom; intersticijska bolest pluća; polimiozitis
(Antisynthetase syndrome; interstitial lung disease; polymyositis)

Sažetak
Twenty-eight year-old woman with predominant signs of polymyositis, pulmonary interstitium involvement and with positive anti-Jo1 antibodies was suspected for antisynthetase syndrome. Over the next three months sores and ulcerations have appeared at the fingertips. In the later course of the disease clinical picture of mixed connective tissue disease associated with interstitial lung disease, with a dominant picture of systemic sclerosis have emerged. She was treated with glucocorticoides and immunosuppressive therapy. Patient condition was mostly stable, without significant progression of lung lesions. Early diagnosis and treatment antisynthetase syndrome significantly contributes to more favorable course and outcome of disease. A prerequisite for that are well-defined diagnostic criteria and an appropriate choice of treatment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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