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Wu X, Zheng R, Zhao Z. Case report: Inhaled nitric oxide rescued a hypoxemia patient caused by dermatomyositis complicated with interstitial pneumonia. Front Med (Lausanne) 2024; 11:1371183. [PMID: 38765258 PMCID: PMC11100410 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1371183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024] Open
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Interstitial pneumonia is the most common and serious secondary lesion of dermatomyositis. In some cases, patients may develop severe acute pneumonia that can quickly progress to respiratory failure, resulting in high mortality rates. A 57-year-old woman with dermatomyositis and interstitial pulmonary fibrosis experienced severe hypoxemia due to pulmonary infection. Despite receiving various treatments after entering the intensive care unit (ICU), such as anti-infection therapy, lung recruitment, prone position ventilation, sedative and muscle relaxation, the patient's oxygen saturation continued to decline. Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) monitoring revealed that prone position could not improve ventilation homogeneity. However, the patient's ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) matching significantly improved 10 min after initiation of supine position ventilation combined with inhalation of nitric oxide (iNO). The patient's PaO2/FiO2 (P/F) ratio increased from 86 mmHg to 150 mmHg at 30 min post-treatment. iNO treatment continued for 2 days. Then the patient's condition improved and she was successfully weaned off the ventilator with rigorous monitoring and symptomatic care. The implementation of mechanical ventilation combined with iNO therapy rapidly improved V/Q matching and oxygenation in a patient with hypoxemia caused by dermatomyositis complicated with interstitial pneumonia. This approach successfully avoided the need for invasive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support.
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- Xiaoyan Wu
- Medical College of Yangzhou University, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital, Yangzhou, China
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- Medical College of Yangzhou University, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital, Yangzhou, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Technical Medicine, Furtwangen University, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
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Shao C, Xia N, Zhen Y, Zhang X, Yan N, Guo Q. Prognostic significance of natural killer cell depletion in predicting progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1404828. [PMID: 38745647 PMCID: PMC11091831 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1404828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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Objectives Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the common extramuscular involvement in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) (1). Several patients develop a progressive fibrosing ILD (PF-ILD) despite conventional treatment, resulting in a progressive deterioration in their quality of life (2). Here, we investigated the clinical and immune characteristics of IIM-ILD and risk factors for PF-ILD in IIM, mainly in anti-melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (anti-MDA5+) dermatomyositis (DM) and anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS). Methods Here, a prospective cohort of 156 patients with IIM-ILD were included in the longitudinal analysis and divided into the PF-ILD (n=65) and non-PF-ILD (n=91) groups, and their baseline clinical characteristics were compared. Univariate and multivariate Cox analyses were performed to identify the variables significantly associated with pulmonary fibrosis progression in the total cohort, then anti-MDA5+ DM and ASS groups separately. Results Peripheral blood lymphocyte counts, including T, B, and NK cell counts, were significantly lower in the PF-ILD group than in the non-PF-ILD group. This characteristic is also present in the comparison between patients with anti-MDA5+ DM and ASS. The multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that age > 43.5 years [HR: 7.653 (95% CI: 2.005-29.204), p = 0.003], absolute NK cell count < 148 cells/μL [HR: 6.277 (95% CI: 1.572-25.067), p = 0.009] and absolute Th cell count < 533.2 cells/μL [HR: 4.703 (95% CI: 1.014-21.821), p = 0.048] were independent predictors of progressive fibrosing during 1-year follow-up for patients with anti-MDA5+ DM, while absolute count of NK cells < 303.3 cells/µL [HR: 19.962 (95% CI: 3.108-128.223), p = 0.002], absolute count of lymphocytes < 1.545×109/L [HR: 9.684 (95% CI: 1.063-88.186), p = 0.044], and ferritin > 259.45 ng/mL [HR: 6 (95% CI: 1.116-32.256), p = 0.037] were independent predictors of PF-ILD for patients with ASS. Conclusions Patients with anti-MDA5+ DM and ASS have independent risk factors for PF-ILD. Lymphocyte depletion (particularly NK cells) was significantly associated with PF-ILD within 1-year of follow-up for IIM-ILD.
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- Chenyi Shao
- Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Jiading Branch, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Yorishima Y, Tominaga M, Fujimoto K, Nagata S, Sumi A, Chikasue T, Okamoto M, Kaieda S, Matama G, Zaizen Y, Obara H, Kakuma T, Ida H, Kawayama T, Hoshino T. Combination of Prednisolone and Calcineurin Inhibitors Prevents Lung Function Decline in Patients with Anti-aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase Antibody-Positive Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis. Kurume Med J 2023; 69:19-30. [PMID: 37544752 DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.ms6912002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibody-positive polymyositis/dermatomyositis-associ ated interstitial lung disease (ARS-ILD) has a good prognosis, with few cases progressing to respiratory failure. This study aimed to determine factors predictive of lung function changes in patients with ARS-ILD. METHODS We retrospectively studied 49 patients with ARS-ILD treated at Kurume University Hospital Hospital between 2000 and 2018. We followed 30 patients for more than 2 years after prednisolone (PSL) therapy, with or without calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs), evaluating clinical, physiological, computed tomography, pulmonary func tion, and serological data. RESULTS After treatment for 24 months, no significant differences were noted between clinical parameters and improvement in forced vital capacity (FVC), %FVC, % carbon monoxide diffusing capacity/alveolar volume (%DLCO), and %DLCO/alveolar volume. Conversely, the annual change of %FVC significantly correlated with the Medical Research Council dyspnea scale grade and %FVC at the first visit and treatment. Furthermore, the annual change of %DLCO/VA significantly correlated with the duration from the first visit to treatment initiation. CONCLUSION Compared with PSL monotherapy, combining PSL and CNI showed greater mitigation of %FVC decline. The time from onset of ARS-ILD to the first visit is critical for preventing a decline in lung function, and as such, patients should be monitored carefully.
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- Yuki Yorishima
- Division of Respirology, Neurology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Division of Respirology, Neurology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology and Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology and Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology and Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology and Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Respirology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center
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- Division of Respirology, Neurology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Division of Respirology, Neurology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Division of Respirology, Neurology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Division of Respirology, Neurology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Division of Respirology, Neurology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Division of Respirology, Neurology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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Ji Q, Pan W, Zhang D, Hou Y, Wang Z. Comparison of characteristics and anti-MDA5 antibody distribution and effect between clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis and classic dermatomyositis: a retrospective case-control study. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1237209. [PMID: 38098481 PMCID: PMC10720978 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1237209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Background Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) is a distinct subtype of dermatomyositis (DM) characterized by typical DM cutaneous findings but with minimal or no evidence of myositis. It possesses unique features different from classic DM (CDM). Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibodies were found in CADM and are thought to increase the risk of rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) and are present in both CADM and CDM patients, affecting their condition and prognosis. Nevertheless, no large-sample studies have compared all aspects concerning patients with CADM and those with CDM. This study aimed to investigate differences in clinical characteristics and risk factors for mortality between CADM and CDM and to clarify the distribution and impact of anti-MDA5 antibodies in patients with these conditions. Methods A retrospective case-control study included 330 patients and collected and analyzed their clinical data from The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine between January 2015 and July 2022; all patients were followed up to evaluate changes in their condition and prognosis. Several new cohorts were designed around anti-MDA5 antibodies to explore their distribution and impact in CADM and CDM. Results We found CADM to be associated with higher rates of mortality, 1-year mortality, interstitial lung disease (ILD), and RP-ILD than CDM. In CADM, RP-ILD, anti-MDA5 antibodies, and high ferritin and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were identified as independent risk factors for death. In CDM, the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, anti-MDA5 antibodies, and high ferritin levels were shown to be independent risk factors for death, whereas mechanic's hand was considered a protective factor against it. Anti-MDA5 antibody-positive patients did not exhibit any significant difference based on whether they belonged to the CADM or CDM groups. When no anti-MDA5 antibody-positive patients participated, the ferritin levels and rates of RP-ILD and ILD were still higher in CADM than in CDM; however, such differences decreased, whereas the LDH levels, rates of mortality, and 1-year mortality did not differ. Anti-MDA5 antibody-positive patients consistently showed higher LDH and ferritin levels, lower lymphocyte levels, higher probability of RP-ILD and ILD, and worse prognosis than anti-MDA5 antibody-negative patients, irrespective of whether the patients had DM, CADM, or CDM. Conclusion Patients with CADM exhibit relatively worse symptoms, serological findings, and prognosis than those with CDM. Furthermore, patients with CADM and those with CDM have commonalities and differences in risk factors for death. Moreover, CADM may necessitate earlier and more aggressive treatment strategies than CDM. Anti-MDA5 antibodies occur at a high level in patients with CADM, not only affecting the symptoms and prognosis of DM but also having a non-negligible impact on the differences between CADM and CDM. Hence, screening for anti-MDA5 antibodies in patients with CADM and CDM is extremely essential.
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- Qiang Ji
- Department of Rheumatology and Autoimmunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Key Laboratory of Rheumatic Disease and Translational Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Shandong medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Rheumatism, Jinan, Shandong, China
- First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Autoimmunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Key Laboratory of Rheumatic Disease and Translational Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Shandong medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Rheumatism, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Autoimmunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Key Laboratory of Rheumatic Disease and Translational Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Shandong medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Rheumatism, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Autoimmunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Key Laboratory of Rheumatic Disease and Translational Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Shandong medicine and Health Key Laboratory of Rheumatism, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Jang Y, Yoon HY, Kim HS. The Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Case Series. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12103406. [PMID: 37240516 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12103406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) is often rapidly progressive with a poor prognosis; however, no standard therapeutic regimen has been identified. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of rituximab in IIM-ILD patients. Five patients who had been administered rituximab for IIM-ILD at least once between August 2016 and November 2021 were included. Lung function decline was compared one year before and after rituximab. Disease progression, defined as a greater than 10% relative decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) compared to the baseline, was also compared before and after treatment. Adverse events were recorded for safety analysis. Five IIM-ILD patients received eight cycles. FVC-predicted values significantly decreased from 6 months before rituximab administration to those at the baseline (54.1% predicted (pre-6 months) vs. 48.5% predicted (baseline), p = 0.043); however, the FVC decline stabilized after rituximab. The rate of disease progression before rituximab showed a tendency to decrease after rituximab (75% (before) vs. 12.5% (6 months after, p = 0.059) vs. 14.3% (12 months after, p = 0.102)). Three adverse events developed, but none resulted in death. Rituximab can stabilize lung function decline with tolerable safety in Korean IIM patients with refractory ILD.
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- Youngeun Jang
- Division of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Republic of Korea
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Abe K, Furuta S, Kobayashi Y, Sugiyama T, Kagami SI, Nakagomi D, Iwamoto T, Ikeda K, Nakajima H. Prognosis of spontaneous pneumomediastinum occurring in dermatomyositis or polymyositis patients with interstitial lung disease according to antimelanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody status: a retrospective cohort study. RMD Open 2023; 9:rmdopen-2022-002770. [PMID: 36759007 PMCID: PMC9923350 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPNM) historically has been considered a poor prognostic factor in dermatomyositis/polymyositis patients complicated with interstitial lung disease (ILD). However, there is a lack of actual data regarding the association between SPNM occurrence and mortality in dermatomyositis/polymyositis patients. This study aimed to assess the association between SPNM occurrence and mortality in myositis patients with ILD according to antimelanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody status. METHODS Dermatomyositis/polymyositis patients with ILD who were hospitalised at five Japanese hospitals from 2016 to 2020 were included in this retrospective observational study. We collected data about baseline characteristics including myositis-specific autoantibodies, treatments, SPNM and death within 1 year from therapy initiation or strengthening. Baseline characteristics and outcomes were compared between patients with and without SPNM (the SPNM group and the non-SPNM group, respectively). RESULTS A total of 119 patients were analysed. SPNM occurred in 23 patients, and 15 patients died. Fifteen patients with SPNM were anti-MDA5 antibody positive. The mortality rate was significantly higher in the SPNM group (34.8%) than in the non-SPNM group (7.3%) (p=0.001). All deaths in the SPNM group occurred in anti-MDA5 antibody-positive patients (8/15), whereas none of the anti-MDA5 antibody-negative patients in the SPNM group died (0/8). In anti-MDA5 antibody-positive patients, the mortality rate was significantly higher in patients with SPNM occurrence (53.3%) than in those without SPNM occurrence (4.0%) (p=0.001). CONCLUSION SPNM occurred more frequently in anti-MDA5 antibody-positive than in anti-MDA5 antibody-negative myositis patients. SPNM occurrence was associated with higher mortality risk, especially in anti-MDA5 antibody-positive patients.
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- Kazuya Abe
- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chiba Aoba Municipal Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Chiba, Japan
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- Research Center for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Asahi General Hospital, Asahi, Chiba, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Yamanashi Hospital, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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Amadore RA, Bangayan RJ, Natividad TEL. A case of clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis in a Filipino woman. Int J Rheum Dis 2022; 25:1348-1352. [PMID: 36184686 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.14448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This is a case of a 59-year-old woman who presented with a 2-year history of heliotrope rash, Gottron's papules, shawl sign, V-neck sign, and muscle weakness. She was previously managed as a case of systemic lupus erythematosus and initially responded to unrecalled corticosteroids. She was admitted due to a 1-month progressively enlarging sacral mass, which eventually turned out to be an abscess. While the abscess was being treated, her autoimmune condition was worked up, and she was then managed as a case of clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) with interstitial lung disease (ILD). She received corticosteroids and underwent the first cycle of cyclophosphamide infusion prior to discharge.
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- Rene A Amadore
- Department of Internal Medicine, East Avenue Medical Center, Quezon, Philippines
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- Department of Internal Medicine, East Avenue Medical Center, Quezon, Philippines
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Ujiie H, Rosmarin D, Schön MP, Ständer S, Boch K, Metz M, Maurer M, Thaci D, Schmidt E, Cole C, Amber KT, Didona D, Hertl M, Recke A, Graßhoff H, Hackel A, Schumann A, Riemekasten G, Bieber K, Sprow G, Dan J, Zillikens D, Sezin T, Christiano AM, Wolk K, Sabat R, Kridin K, Werth VP, Ludwig RJ. Unmet Medical Needs in Chronic, Non-communicable Inflammatory Skin Diseases. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:875492. [PMID: 35755063 PMCID: PMC9218547 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.875492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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An estimated 20-25% of the population is affected by chronic, non-communicable inflammatory skin diseases. Chronic skin inflammation has many causes. Among the most frequent chronic inflammatory skin diseases are atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, urticaria, lichen planus, and hidradenitis suppurativa, driven by a complex interplay of genetics and environmental factors. Autoimmunity is another important cause of chronic skin inflammation. The autoimmune response may be mainly T cell driven, such as in alopecia areata or vitiligo, or B cell driven in chronic spontaneous urticaria, pemphigus and pemphigoid diseases. Rare causes of chronic skin inflammation are autoinflammatory diseases, or rheumatic diseases, such as cutaneous lupus erythematosus or dermatomyositis. Whilst we have seen a significant improvement in diagnosis and treatment, several challenges remain. Especially for rarer causes of chronic skin inflammation, early diagnosis is often missed because of low awareness and lack of diagnostics. Systemic immunosuppression is the treatment of choice for almost all of these diseases. Adverse events due to immunosuppression, insufficient therapeutic responses and relapses remain a challenge. For atopic dermatitis and psoriasis, a broad spectrum of innovative treatments has been developed. However, treatment responses cannot be predicted so far. Hence, development of (bio)markers allowing selection of specific medications for individual patients is needed. Given the encouraging developments during the past years, we envision that many of these challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory skin diseases will be thoroughly addressed in the future.
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- Hideyuki Ujiie
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Lower Saxony Institute of Occupational Dermatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Center for Chronic Pruritus, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Allergology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (ITMP), Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Allergology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (ITMP), Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute and Comprehensive Center for Inflammation Medicine, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology and Center for Research on Inflammation of the Skin, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Division of Dermatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Division of Dermatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology and Center for Research on Inflammation of the Skin, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Psoriasis Research and Treatment Centre, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Group Molecular Immunopathology, Dermatology/Medical Immunology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Psoriasis Research and Treatment Centre, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Group Molecular Immunopathology, Dermatology/Medical Immunology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology and Center for Research on Inflammation of the Skin, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology and Center for Research on Inflammation of the Skin, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Ahn SS, Park YB, Lee SW. Clinical Features of Anti-Synthetase Syndrome Associated with Prognosis in Patients with Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11072052. [PMID: 35407661 PMCID: PMC8999572 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11072052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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We evaluated whether the clinical features of anti-synthetase syndrome (ASA)—myositis, fever, arthritis, mechanic’s hand, Raynaud’s phenomenon and interstitial lung disease—are relevant to prognosis in patients with dermatomyositis/polymyositis (DM/PM). A retrospective analysis was performed to identify patients diagnosed with DM/PM according to Bohan and Peter criteria. Clinical information, laboratory data and the presence of ASA clinical features at disease diagnosis were searched, and the outcomes of all-cause mortality, intensive care unit admission and disease remission at 1 year were assessed. Among the 86 patients included, fever (36.0%) and interstitial lung disease (26.7%) were the most common ASA clinical features. During the follow-up, 12 patients experienced death, and 7 of the 12 deaths (58.3%) occurred within 3 months of DM/PM diagnosis. Mortality was more frequently observed in those presenting with fever than in those without (25.8% versus 7.3%, p = 0.024). Multivariable Cox proportional analysis revealed that male sex (hazard ratio [HR] 5.53, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.65, 18.49, p < 0.01) and fever (HR 4.20, 95% CI 1.26, 14.01, p = 0.02) independently predicted mortality. The clinical impact of fever was consistent in both sexes. Fever could be a warning signal heralding the poor outcome of mortality in patients with DM/PM, especially in early disease phases.
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- Sung Soo Ahn
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yongin Severance Hospital, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Yongin 16995, Korea;
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea;
- Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea;
- Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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Lia Y, Fana Y, Wanga Y, Yanga S, Dua X, Yea Q. Phenotypic clusters and survival analyses in interstitial pneumonia with myositis-specific autoantibodies. SARCOIDOSIS, VASCULITIS, AND DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASES : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF WASOG 2022; 38:e2021047. [PMID: 35115753 PMCID: PMC8787374 DOI: 10.36141/svdld.v38i4.11368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) is highly combined with interstitial pneumonia (IP), often as the initial or solo presentation with positive myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) but does not fulfill the diagnostic criteria. Objectives: We aimed to explore the phenotypic clusters and prognosis of the patients with IP and positive MSA, which is called MSA-IP in the present study. Methods: A total of 178 patients with MSA-IP were prospectively enrolled for analysis. Serum MSAs were detected using Western blotting. Radiological patterns of IP were determined according to the classification of idiopathic IPs. Clusters of patients with MSA-IP were identified using cluster analysis. Predictors for acute/subacute onset, therapeutic response, IP progression and survival were also analyzed. Results: Patients with MSA-IP were classified into four distinct clusters. Cluster 1 were the elderly with chronic onset, nearly normal oxygenation and good survival. Cluster 2 had dyspnea on exertion and nonspecific IP pattern, with moderate survival. Patients in cluster 3 had chronic onset and were prone to IP progression (OR 2.885). Cluster 4 had multi-systemic involvements, positive anti-melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 antibody, and were prone to acute/subacute onset (OR 3.538) and IP progression (OR 5.472), with poor survival. Corticosteroids combined immunosuppressants showed therapeutic response in MSA-IP (OR 4.303) and had a protective effect on IP progression (OR 0.136). Conclusions: Four clusters of the patients with MSA-IP suggested the distinct clinical, radiological and prognostic features.
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- Yihua Lia
- Clinical Center for Interstitial Lung Diseases, Department of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Center for Interstitial Lung Diseases, Department of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Center for Interstitial Lung Diseases, Department of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Center for Interstitial Lung Diseases, Department of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Center for Interstitial Lung Diseases, Department of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Center for Interstitial Lung Diseases, Department of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Rasendrakumar A, Khanna A, Bakhai S. Early Recognition and Successful Treatment of Anti-synthetase Syndrome. Cureus 2022; 14:e21786. [PMID: 35251856 PMCID: PMC8890853 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.21786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OUP accepted manuscript. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2022; 61:4570-4578. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lu J, Liu C, Zhou X, Tang J, Liu S, Tang M, Li M, Zhu L. Palmar erythema and palmar papules as predictors for dermatomyositis-related acute/subacute interstitial lung disease: a retrospective study. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 61:413-421. [PMID: 33629112 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Dermatomyositis (DM)-related acute/subacute interstitial lung disease (A/S-ILD) remains a big therapeutic challenge due to its insidious onset and rapid development. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the association between clinical features of DM and ILD. METHODS We retrospectively assessed skin manifestations, muscle damage, laboratory tests, concurrent ILD and malignancy in 207 patients with DM and analyzed the high-risk factors for ILD. RESULTS In the 207 DM patients, 153 patients had ILD, in which 131 had chronic ILD (CILD) and 22 had A/S-ILD. The proportions of mechanic's hands, palmar papules and muscle weakness, as well as anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody and lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and ferritin in the ILD group were significantly higher compared with the non-ILD group. The onset age over 56 years, mechanic's hands and muscle weakness were independent predictive factors for ILD. The proportions of palmar papules, palmar erythema, anti-MDA5 antibody, ALT, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), LDH and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the A/S-ILD group were higher compared with the CILD group. Palmar erythema and palmar papules were independent predictive factors for A/S-ILD. Palmar papules were positively correlated with anti-MDA5 antibody. CONCLUSION The onset age over 56 years, mechanic's hands or muscle weakness predicted the incidence of DM-related ILD, while palmar erythema or palmar papules could predict potential DM-related A/S-ILD.
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- Jinghao Lu
- Department of Dermatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 355 Luding Road, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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Wong VT, So H, Lam TT, Yip RM. Myositis-specific autoantibodies and their clinical associations in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Acta Neurol Scand 2021; 143:131-139. [PMID: 32762037 DOI: 10.1111/ane.13331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) have been found to be present predominantly in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of MSAs and their associated complications in a cohort of patients with IIMs. METHODS This was a multicentered prospective study. Consecutive adult Chinese patients with IIMs in the regional hospitals in Hong Kong were followed up from July 2016 to January 2018. Clinical characteristics, treatment history, and disease complications were documented. A commercially available immunoblot assay was used to detect the MSAs. RESULTS Out of the 201 patients studied, at least one MSA was found in 63.2% of patients. The most common among the identified MSAs were the anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody (anti-MDA5 Ab) and the anti-transcriptional intermediary factor 1-gamma antibody (anti-TIF1-γ Ab) (both 13.9%), followed by anti-Jo-1 antibody (12.4%). Anti-MDA5 was present exclusively in dermatomyositis (DM) and was strongly associated with digital ulcers, amyopathy, and rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD). Anti-TIF1γ was strongly associated with refractory rash and malignancy. Independent risk factors of RP-ILD included anti-MDA5 (OR 14.5), clinically amyopathic DM (OR 13.9), and history of pulmonary tuberculosis (OR 12.2). Cox regression analysis showed that anti-TIF1γ (HR 3.55), DM (HR 3.82), and family history of cancer (HR 3.40) were independent predictors of malignancy. CONCLUSIONS MSA testing enables dividing of patients with IIMs into phenotypically homogeneous subgroups and prediction of potentially life-threatening complications.
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics The Chinese University of Hong Kong New Territories Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics The Chinese University of Hong Kong New Territories Hong Kong
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Patients with connective tissue diseases may have pulmonary involvement, including interstitial lung disease. Various patterns of interstitial lung disease have been classically described in certain connective tissue diseases. It is now recognized that there is significant overlap between patterns of interstitial lung disease observed in the various connective tissue diseases. Differentiating idiopathic from connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease is challenging but of clinical importance. New concepts in the diagnosis of connective tissue disease related interstitial lung disease may prove useful in making the diagnosis.
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Peshbahar S, Bendstrup E. Remarkable benefits of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in a patient with polymyositis-associated acute interstitial lung disease. Eur Clin Respir J 2020; 7:1840706. [PMID: 33224454 PMCID: PMC7594835 DOI: 10.1080/20018525.2020.1840706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are subtypes of autoimmune inflammatory myopathies. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) involvement is common in PM/DM. There is no evidence base for immunosuppression in DM/PM-ILD and current evidence is based on case stories and expert opinions. We present a 63-year-old male with severe respiratory failure due to PM-ILD who was treated successfully with intravenous immunoglobulin, recovered the acute phase and survived more than 4 years.
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- Soran Peshbahar
- Diagnostic Centre, Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
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Saito T, Mizobuchi M, Miwa Y, Sugiyama M, Mima Y, Iida A, Kanazawa N, Morikawa T, Hayashi J, Fukuda K, Shikida Y, Suzuki T, Honda H. Anti-MDA-5 antibody-positive clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease treated with therapeutic plasma exchange: A case series. J Clin Apher 2020; 36:196-205. [PMID: 32823371 DOI: 10.1002/jca.21833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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We present six cases of antimelanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody (anti-MDA5-Ab)-positive clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD), which is known to have a poor prognosis. The outcomes of these cases are described after treatment with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). Clinical and therapeutic data for patients with CADM with RP-ILD were collected retrospectively from medical records. All six patients received early intensive care including high-dose corticosteroids, intravenous cyclophosphamide, and a calcineurin inhibitor, but lung disease and hypoxia became more severe. TPE was performed over a median of 9.5 sessions (range 3-14) per patient, and the median duration from admission to TPE was 23 days. Three patients received combined direct hemoperfusion using a polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column (PMX-DHP) therapy on successive days to manage acute respiratory failure. Four patients survived and two died due to respiratory failure. In the survival cases, ferritin decreased, and ferritin and KL-6 were lower at diagnosis. The patients who died had a higher alveolar-arterial oxygen difference and more severe lung lesions at the time of initiation of TPE. These findings indicate that a combination of conventional therapy and TPE may be useful for improvement of the prognosis of CADM with RP-ILD at the early stage of onset.
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- Tomohiro Saito
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Lian X, Zou J, Guo Q, Chen S, Lu L, Wang R, Zhou M, Fu Q, Ye Y, Bao C. Mortality Risk Prediction in Amyopathic Dermatomyositis Associated With Interstitial Lung Disease: The FLAIR Model. Chest 2020; 158:1535-1545. [PMID: 32428508 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.04.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 04/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The prognosis of amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) is poor. A mortality risk score model is needed to predict survival in patients with ADM-ILD and to guide clinical treatment. RESEARCH QUESTION How to identify patients with ADM-ILD who are at high risk and to predict patient outcome based on a risk stratification model? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS We evaluated 207 patients with ADM-ILD in this prospective inception study. We used a multivariable Cox proportional hazards model to identify the independent prognostic risk factors and created a risk score model according to patient data from January 2012 to December 2016. We used the index of prediction accuracy that uses the Brier score to reflect both discrimination and calibration of the model. The model was validated in an independent group of patients from January 2017 to June 2018. RESULTS We developed a combined risk score, the FLAIR score, that included the following values and scores: ferritin (<636 ng/mL, 0; ≥636 ng/mL, 2), lactate dehydrogenase (<355 U/L, 0; ≥355 U/L, 2), antimelanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody (negative, 0; +, 2; ++, 3; +++, 4), high-resolution CT imaging score (<133, 0; ≥133, 3), and rapidly progressive ILD (RPILD) (non-RPILD, 0; RPILD, 2). We divided patients into three risk groups according to the FLAIR score: low, 0 to 4; medium, 5 to 9; and high, 10 to 13. In both discovery and validation cohorts, high-risk patients had significantly higher mortality rates than low- and medium-risk patients (P < .001). INTERPRETATION The FLAIR risk score model could help to predict survival in patients with ADM-ILD and to guide further clinical research on risk-based treatment.
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- Xinyue Lian
- Departments of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Pneumology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
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Gao Y, Moua T. Treatment of the Connective Tissue Disease-Related Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Narrative Review. Mayo Clin Proc 2020; 95:554-573. [PMID: 32138882 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a frequent complication of patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) and significantly affects morbidity and mortality. Disease course may vary from stable or mildly progressive to more severe, with rapid loss of lung function. We conducted a search of PubMed (National Library of Medicine) and the Web of Science Core Collection using the key words lung, pulmonary, pneumonia, pneumonitis, and alveolar and subtypes of CTD. All clinical studies from January 1, 1980, through September 1, 2018, were reviewed for descriptions of specific therapies and their efficacy or safety and were categorized as controlled interventional trials, observational prospective or retrospective cohort studies, case series (>5 patients), and case reports (<5 patients). Low-quality reports (<5 patients) before 2000, reviews, editorials, popular science papers, and letters to the editor without complete descriptions of the therapies used or their outcomes were excluded. Directed therapy for CTD-ILD is dominated by empirical use of immunosuppressive agents, with the decision to treat, treatment choice, and treatment duration limited to cases and cohort observations. Only a few higher-level controlled studies were available specifically in scleroderma-related ILD. We summarize herein for the clinician the published treatment scope and experience, highlighted clinical response, and common adverse reactions for the management of CTD-ILD.
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- Yang Gao
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Wang K, Zhao J, Chen Z, Li T, Tan X, Zheng Y, Gu L, Guo L, Sun F, Wang H, Li J, Wang X, Riemekasten G, Ye S. CD4+CXCR4+ T cells as a novel prognostic biomarker in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy-associated interstitial lung disease. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 58:511-521. [PMID: 30508148 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUD There is an unmet need for the development of new biomarkers for idiopathic inflammatory myopathy-associated interstitial lung disease (IIM-ILD). METHODS Peripheral CD4+CXCR4+ T cells, stromal cell-derived factor-1 and Krebs von den Lungen-6 were measured in patients with IIM-ILD (n = 85) and controls. The relation to pulmonary functions, high-resolution CT scores, specific clinical phenotypes and survival was analysed. Cytokine-expression profiling of these CD4+CXCR4+ T cells and their co-culture with pulmonary fibroblasts were conducted. RESULTS The peripheral percentages of CD4+CXCR4+ T cells were significantly elevated in IIM-ILD patients, and correlated with high-resolution CT score (r = 0.7136, P < 0.0001) and pulmonary function impairments, such as percentage of forced volume vital capacity (r = -0.4734, P = 0.0005). They were associated with anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 autoantibodies and the amyopathic DM phenotype. In IIM-ILD, peripheral percentages of CD4+CXCR4+ T cells ⩾30% revealed a 6-month mortality as high as 47%. These CD4+CXCR4+ T cells express high levels of IL-21 and IL-6. In vitro blockade of IL-21 signalling by neutralization of IL-21 or Janus kinase inhibitor could abolished the fibroblast proliferation. CONCLUSION Overall, peripheral CD4+CXCR4+ T cells appear to be a potentially valuable novel biomarker associated with the severity and prognosis of IIM-ILD. They promote pulmonary fibroblast proliferation via IL-21, which may herald future targeted treatments for this severe disease.
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- Kaiwen Wang
- Department of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Pulmonology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Pulmonology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital South Campus, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Wongjirattikarn R, Chaowattanapanit S, Choonhakarn C, So-Ngern A, Mahakkanukrauh A, Foocharoen C. Acral Cutaneous Ulcerations and Livedo Reticularis with Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease in Anti-MDA5 Antibody-Positive Classical Dermatomyositis. Case Rep Dermatol 2020; 12:57-63. [PMID: 32308577 PMCID: PMC7154252 DOI: 10.1159/000506668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) and its distinctive cutaneous features are highly associated with the presence of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA5) antibody in patients with dermatomyositis (DM), leading to a poor prognosis. We describe the case of a 25-year-old man who developed progressive proximal muscle weakness with RP-ILD and had unusual cutaneous findings (cutaneous ulcerations and livedo reticularis) accompanied by classical cutaneous features (heliotrope rash, Gottron's papules, Gottron's sign, and flagellate erythema). Blood test was positive for anti-MDA5 antibody. He was treated with intravenous corticosteroids and immunoglobulin, but passed away due to respiratory failure within 1 month after admission. Our case highlights that the presence of cutaneous ulcerations and livedo reticularis, in addition to RP-ILD, are useful clinical clues that may aid in the detection of anti-MDA5 antibody, early initiation of combined immunosuppressants, and prognosis prediction in patients with classical DM.
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- Rachot Wongjirattikarn
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Matsuoka N, Asano T, Sato S, Sasajima T, Fujita Y, Temmoku J, Yashiro Furuya M, Matsumoto H, Suzuki E, Kobayashi H, Watanabe H, Migita K. A case of dermatomyositis complicated with pleural effusion and massive ascites. Fukushima J Med Sci 2019; 65:140-145. [PMID: 31827012 DOI: 10.5387/fms.2019-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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We report a patient with dermatomyositis (DM) complicated with progressive pleural effusion and ascites. A 40-year-old woman was hospitalized in our department because of severe myalgia and dysphagia, complicated with pleural effusion and massive ascites. Elevated muscle enzymes, Gottron's papules, and electromyography (EMG) confirmed the diagnosis of DM. Combined immunosuppressive treatment consisting of intravenous immunoglobulin (IV-IG), intravenous-cyclophosphamide (IV-CY) and tacrolimus resolved her myopathy and dysphagia as well as pleural effusion and massive ascites. Her clinical course and the absence of other factors that cause pleural effusion and ascites suggest that these symptoms were related to the pathophysiology of DM.
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- Naoki Matsuoka
- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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Ning Y, Yang G, Sun Y, Chen S, Liu Y, Shi G. Efficiency of Therapeutic Plasma-Exchange in Acute Interstitial Lung Disease, Associated With Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis Resistant to Glucocorticoids and Immunosuppressive Drugs: A Retrospective Study. Front Med (Lausanne) 2019; 6:239. [PMID: 31781564 PMCID: PMC6856642 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2019.00239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a life-threating complication, commonly associated with polymyositis (PM), and dermatomyositis (DM). A subset of acute ILD associated with PM/DM patients are refractory to conventional treatment, and leads to a high rate of mortality. The efficacy of therapeutic plasma-exchange (TPE) as a PM/DM treatment to improve muscle involvement is controversial due to a lack of evidence. However, in recent reports, TPE has been effective in improving lung involvement. To evaluate the efficacy of this therapy, we retrospectively studied TPE treatment outcomes for in 18 acute PM/DM-ILD patients who were resistant to conventional therapies. Five patients were diagnosed with DM (27.8%), 11 with CADM (61.1%), and two with PM (11.1%). Among 18 patients, 11 (61.1%) achieved satisfactory improvement after four or more rounds of TPE, whereas seven died due to respiratory failure. We also analyzed risk factors to predict unresponsiveness to TPE in these patients. Notably, the prevalence of subcutaneous/mediastinal emphysema was significantly higher in the non-responsive group (6/7, 85.7%) than in the responsive group (2/11, 18.2%; P = 0.013); moreover, patients with this complication were mainly in the CADM subgroup (6/8, 75%). Subcutaneous/mediastinal emphysema and increased serum ferritin levels were shown to be poor prognostic factors, predictive of unresponsiveness to TPE, in PM/DM patients. No autoantibodies were found to be associated with TPE outcome, although we only investigated anti-Jo-1 and anti-Ro antibodies; the clinical significance of other myositis-specific autoantibodies, especially anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody, is not known. Our results indicate that TPE might be an alternative treatment for acute PM/DM-ILD patients resistant to conventional therapies, except for those with subcutaneous/mediastinal emphysema and high serum ferritin levels.
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- Yaogui Ning
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.,Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Chino H, Sekine A, Baba T, Kitamura H, Iwasawa T, Okudela K, Takemura T, Itoh H, Sato S, Suzuki Y, Ogura T. Interstitial Lung Disease with Anti-melanoma Differentiation-associated Protein 5 Antibody: Rapidly Progressive Perilobular Opacity. Intern Med 2019; 58:2605-2613. [PMID: 31178482 PMCID: PMC6794190 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2328-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Objective Rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) with anti-melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody potentially presents with a fatal clinical course and requires early intensive treatment. Recently, perilobular opacity was reported to pathologically correspond to the acute phase of diffuse alveolar damage in RP-ILD with anti-MDA5 antibody. We aimed to investigate whether or not perilobular opacity was a common radiological finding in RP-ILD patients with anti-MDA5 antibody. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of the medical records of eight consecutive patients with RP-ILD with anti-MDA5 antibody. The clinical features and radiological findings of follow-up computed tomography (CT) during the course of their disease were evaluated. Results Among eight RP-ILD patients with anti-MDA-5 antibody, six showed perilobular opacity in the lower lobes, and the remaining two had only consolidation on high-resolution CT. Of note, the perilobular opacity in all six patients thickened and progressed to consolidation with a loss of lung volume in a short period. Despite intensive treatment, 6 patients (75%) died within 100 days after the first visit. Notably, the two patients with consolidation presented with a very rapid clinical course and died in 13 days each. In the two survivors, the perilobular opacity and consolidation recovered with improvement in the loss of lung volume. Conclusion Rapidly progressive perilobular opacity that thickens and progresses to consolidation is characteristic of RP-ILD with anti-MDA5 antibody. Chest physicians should immediately check the status of anti-MDA-5 antibody in order to initiate early aggressive therapy in RP-ILD patients with rapidly progressive perilobular opacity.
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- Haruka Chino
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Japan
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- Biomedical Imaging Research Center, University of Fukui, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Japan
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Betteridge Z, Tansley S, Shaddick G, Chinoy H, Cooper RG, New RP, Lilleker JB, Vencovsky J, Chazarain L, Danko K, Nagy-Vincze M, Bodoki L, Dastmalchi M, Ekholm L, Lundberg IE, McHugh N. Frequency, mutual exclusivity and clinical associations of myositis autoantibodies in a combined European cohort of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy patients. J Autoimmun 2019; 101:48-55. [PMID: 30992170 PMCID: PMC6580360 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Objectives To determine prevalence and co-existence of myositis specific autoantibodies (MSAs) and myositis associated autoantibodies (MAAs) and associated clinical characteristics in a large cohort of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) patients. Methods Adult patients with confirmed IIM recruited to the EuroMyositis registry (n = 1637) from four centres were investigated for the presence of MSAs/MAAs by radiolabelled-immunoprecipitation, with confirmation of anti-MDA5 and anti-NXP2 by ELISA. Clinical associations for each autoantibody were calculated for 1483 patients with a single or no known autoantibody by global linear regression modelling. Results MSAs/MAAs were found in 61.5% of patients, with 84.7% of autoantibody positive patients having a sole specificity, and only three cases (0.2%) having more than one MSA. The most frequently detected autoantibody was anti-Jo-1 (18.7%), with a further 21 specificities each found in 0.2–7.9% of patients. Autoantibodies to Mi-2, SAE, TIF1, NXP2, MDA5, PMScl and the non-Jo-1 tRNA-synthetases were strongly associated (p < 0.001) with cutaneous involvement. Anti-TIF1 and anti-Mi-2 positive patients had an increased risk of malignancy (OR 4.67 and 2.50 respectively), and anti-SRP patients had a greater likelihood of cardiac involvement (OR 4.15). Interstitial lung disease was strongly associated with the anti-tRNA synthetases, anti-MDA5, and anti-U1RNP/Sm. Overlap disease was strongly associated with anti-PMScl, anti-Ku, anti-U1RNP/Sm and anti-Ro60. Absence of MSA/MAA was negatively associated with extra-muscular manifestations. Conclusions Myositis autoantibodies are present in the majority of patients with IIM and identify distinct clinical subsets. Furthermore, MSAs are nearly always mutually exclusive endorsing their credentials as valuable disease biomarkers. Myositis specific autoantibodies very rarely coexist in the one individual allowing endotypes to be more precisely defined. The association of anti-TIF1 and cancer-associated myositis is confirmed with a cut-off age of over 58 years. In a large combined European myositis cohort associations of anti-SRP with carditis and anti-Mi-2 with cancer have emerged. Myositis associated autoantibodies are strongly associated with having myositis in association with another connective tissue disease.
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- Z Betteridge
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK; National Institute of Health Research Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University Foundation Trust.UK; Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK; Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1stMedical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1stMedical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna Karolinska Institutet, And Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna Karolinska Institutet, And Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna Karolinska Institutet, And Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
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Kang EH, Go DJ, Mimori T, Lee SJ, Kwon HM, Park JW, Park MH, Song EY, Ha YJ, Lee EY, Lee YJ, Lee EB, Song YW. Novel susceptibility alleles in HLA region for myositis and myositis specific autoantibodies in Korean patients. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2019; 49:283-287. [PMID: 30952422 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2019.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES HLA genes are a major genetic risk factor for myositis and myositis specific antibodies (MSAs), exhibiting unique HLA backgrounds for myositis in different ethnic groups. This is the first large scale Korean study to genotype the HLA-DRB1 and -DPB1 alleles and to examine their association with myositis and MSAs. METHODS HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DPB1 alleles and MSAs were examined in 179 patients with dermatomyositis (DM, n = 129) or polymyositis (PM, n = 50) and healthy controls (n = 800 for HLA-DRB1, n = 548 for HLA-DPB1). Associations between individual HLA alleles and myositis/MSA were examined. Bonferroni correction was applied for multiple testing comparing patients and controls. RESULTS A total of 33 HLA-DRB1 and 24 HLA-DPB1 alleles were genotyped in patients and controls. MSAs were found in 67.0% of patients. Anti-MDA5 (26.8%) and anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibodies (15.6%) were most common, followed by anti-Mi2 (9.5%) and anti-TIF1γ antibodies (8.9%). HLA-DRB1*12:02 and HLA-DRB1*14:03 were associated with DM and PM, respectively. HLA-DRB1*12:02 was associated with anti-MDA5, HLA-DRB1*08:03 with anti-ARS, HLA-DRB1*14:03 with anti-SRP, and HLA-DRB1*07:01 with anti-Mi2 antibodies. Although HLA-DRB1*13:01 was associated with anti-TIF1γ antibodies, the frequency of HLA-DRB1*13:01 was rare. HLA-DPB1*02:01 was negatively associated with myositis and PM while HLA-DPB1*17:01 was associated with anti-Mi2 positive DM. CONCLUSIONS Unique immunogenetic background was observed for Korean patients with myositis. Novel myositis susceptibility alleles, HLA-DRB1*12:02 and HLA-DRB1*14:03, were identified, together with MSA-associated HLA alleles unique to Korean patients with myositis.
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- Eun Ha Kang
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yongun-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea; Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yongun-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea; Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yongun-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yongun-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yongun-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yongun-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yongun-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea; Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Brusca RM, Pinal-Fernandez I, Psoter K, Paik JJ, Albayda J, Mecoli C, Tiniakou E, Mammen AL, Christopher-Stine L, Danoff S, Johnson C. The ILD-GAP risk prediction model performs poorly in myositis-associated interstitial lung disease. Respir Med 2019; 150:63-65. [PMID: 30961952 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Myositis-associated interstitial lung disease (MA-ILD) is associated with increased mortality, but no prognostic model exists in this population. The ILD-GAP index was developed to predict mortality risk across all subtypes of chronic ILD. The purpose of this study was to validate the ILD-GAP risk prediction model in patients with MA-ILD. PROCEDURES We completed a retrospective cross-sectional study of patients enrolled in the Johns Hopkins Myositis Center database between 2006 and 2017. Cumulative mortality rates were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier test. Model calibration was determined by using standardized mortality ratios of observed versus expected deaths. MAIN FINDINGS 179 participants with MA-ILD were included. The mean baseline percent predicted forced vital capacity was 65.2 ± 20.6%, forced expiratory volume in the first second 65.4 ± 20.4%, and carbon monoxide diffusing capacity 61.6 ± 20.0%. Thirty-two participants died (17.9%). The ILD-GAP model had poor discriminative performance and calibration. CONCLUSIONS The ILD-GAP risk prediction model is a poor predictor of mortality among individuals with MA-ILD. The identification of a better predictive model for MA-ILD is needed to help guide care in this patient population.
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- Rebeccah M Brusca
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease, National Institute of Health, Muscle Disease Unit, Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation, 9000 Rockville Pike Building 50, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease, National Institute of Health, Muscle Disease Unit, Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation, 9000 Rockville Pike Building 50, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 500, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.
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Kwon KY. Pathological interpretation of connective tissue disease-associated lung diseases. Yeungnam Univ J Med 2019; 36:8-15. [PMID: 31620606 PMCID: PMC6784620 DOI: 10.12701/yujm.2019.00101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) can affect all compartments of the lungs, including airways, alveoli, interstitium, vessels, and pleura. CTD-associated lung diseases (CTD-LDs) may present as diffuse lung disease or as focal lesions, and there is significant heterogeneity between the individual CTDs in their clinical and pathological manifestations. CTD-LDs may presage the clinical diagnosis a primary CTD, or it may develop in the context of an established CTD diagnosis. CTD-LDs reveal acute, chronic or mixed pattern of lung and pleural manifestations. Histopathological findings of diverse morphological changes can be present in CTD-LDs airway lesions (chronic bronchitis/bronchiolitis, follicular bronchiolitis, etc.), interstitial lung diseases (nonspecific interstitial pneumonia/fibrosis, usual interstitial pneumonia, lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, diffuse alveolar damage, and organizing pneumonia), pleural changes (acute fibrinous or chronic fibrous pleuritis), and vascular changes (vasculitis, capillaritis, pulmonary hemorrhage, etc.). CTD patients can be exposed to various infectious diseases when taking immunosuppressive drugs. Histopathological patterns of CTD-LDs are generally nonspecific, and other diseases that can cause similar lesions in the lungs must be considered before the diagnosis of CTD-LDs. A multidisciplinary team involving pathologists, clinicians, and radiologists can adequately make a proper diagnosis of CTD-LDs.
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- Kun Young Kwon
- Department of Pathology, Dongkang Hospital, Ulsan, Korea
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Li L, Wang H, Wang Q, Wu C, Liu C, Zhang Y, Cheng L, Zeng X, Zhang F, Li Y. Myositis-specific autoantibodies in dermatomyositis/polymyositis with interstitial lung disease. J Neurol Sci 2018; 397:123-128. [PMID: 30616054 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2018.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM The prevalence and diagnostic values of myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) and myositis-associated autoantibodies (MAAs) in dermatomyositis/polymyositis (DM/PM) were studied. METHOD A commercial immunoblot assay with 16 autoantigens was used to detect MSAs and MAAs in serum samples from 130 DM/PM patients, 100 disease controls, and 50 healthy subjects. RESULTS The prevalence of anti-Jo-1, anti-MDA5, anti-TIF1γ, anti-Mi-2α, and anti-Mi-2β was significantly higher in DM/PM than in other connective-tissue diseases (CTDs). Moreover, anti-MDA5 and anti-Ro-52 were significantly higher in DM/PM with interstitial lung disease (ILD) than in DM/PM without ILD, while that of anti-TIF1γ and anti-NXP2 were significantly lower in DM/PM with ILD than in DM/PM without ILD. For distinguishing DM/PM from other CTDs, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value (PPV) for anti-MDA5 were 28.46, 99.00, and 97.37%, respectively, with a positive likelihood ratio (LR+) of 28.46; they were 46.15, 58.00, and 58.82%, respectively, for anti-Ro-52 with an LR+ of 1.10. For distinguishing DM/PM with ILD from DM/PM without ILD, the sensitivity, specificity, and PPV for anti-MDA5 were 45.57, 100.00, and 100.00%, respectively, and for anti-Ro-52 were 60.76, 73.91, and 80.00%, respectively. CONCLUSION MSAs and MAAs serve as biomarkers for differentiating DM/PM from other CTDs as well as distinguishing DM/PM with ILD from DM/PM without ILD.
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- Liubing Li
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, PR China
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- Clinical Diagnostic Center, 302 Military Hospital of China, Beijing 100039, PR China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, PR China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, PR China; Department of Medical Laboratory, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, PR China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, PR China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, PR China.
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Ishikawa Y, Iwata S, Hanami K, Nawata A, Zhang M, Yamagata K, Hirata S, Sakata K, Todoroki Y, Nakano K, Nakayamada S, Satoh M, Tanaka Y. Relevance of interferon-gamma in pathogenesis of life-threatening rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease in patients with dermatomyositis. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20:240. [PMID: 30367666 PMCID: PMC6235206 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-018-1737-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dermatomyositis (DM) with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (DM RP-ILD) is a life-threatening condition. Serum cytokine levels are potentially suitable biomarkers for DM RP-ILD. However, the relationships among cytokine levels, lung imaging findings, and lung pathology have not been investigated. The aim of the present retrospective study was to determine the association between hypercytokinemia and lung inflammation in patients with DM RP-ILD. METHODS The study subjects were nine patients with life-threatening DM RP-ILD and severe hypoxemia (partial arterial oxygen pressure (PaO2)/fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) ratio ≤ 200) before receiving intensive care management, who were admitted to our hospital between 2006 and 2015. The controls included 10 patients with DM without RP-ILD and 19 healthy subjects. We assessed the association between serum cytokine levels and computed tomography (CT) scores of the lung (ground glass opacity-score, G-score; fibrosis-score, F-score). Lung, hilar lymph nodes, and spleen from two autopsies were examined by hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining and immunostaining. RESULTS Serum interferon (IFN)-γ, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-12 levels were significantly higher in patients with DM RP-ILD than in the other two groups, whereas serum IL-6 levels were elevated in the two patient groups but not in the healthy subjects. Serum levels of IL-2, IL-4, IL-8, IL-10, IFN-α, and TNF (tumor necrosis factor)-α were not characteristically elevated in the DM RP-ILD group. Serum IFN-γ levels correlated with G-scores in patients with DM RP-ILD, while IL-1β was negatively correlation with F-scores. Immunohistochemical staining showed infiltration of numerous IFN-γ-positive histiocytes in the lung and hilar lymph nodes; but not in the spleen. Serum IL-6 levels did not correlate with the CT scores. Numerous IL-6-positive plasma cells were found in hilar lymph nodes, but not in the lungs or spleen. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest strong IFN-γ-related immune reaction in the lungs and hilar lymph nodes of patients with life-threatening DM RP-ILD, and potential IFN-γ involvement in the pathogenesis of DM, specifically in the pulmonary lesions of RP-ILD.
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- Yuichi Ishikawa
- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu City, 807-8555, Japan
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- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu City, 807-8555, Japan
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- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu City, 807-8555, Japan
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- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu City, 807-8555, Japan.,Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu City, Japan
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- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu City, 807-8555, Japan
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- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu City, 807-8555, Japan
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- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu City, 807-8555, Japan.,Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu City, 807-8555, Japan.,Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Yokohama, Japan
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- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu City, 807-8555, Japan
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- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu City, 807-8555, Japan
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- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu City, 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu City, Japan
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- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu City, 807-8555, Japan.
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Graney BA, Fischer A. Advocating for early interstitial lung disease detection in mixed connective tissue disease. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018; 57:204-205. [PMID: 28977485 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Bridget A Graney
- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.,Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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Use of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in a Pregnant Woman with Dermatomyositis-Related Interstitial Pneumonia. Case Rep Crit Care 2017; 2017:4527597. [PMID: 29464127 PMCID: PMC5804115 DOI: 10.1155/2017/4527597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 12/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A 33-year-old pregnant woman was referred to our hospital with respiratory distress at 30 weeks of gestation. Chest computed tomography (CT) scans revealed pulmonary infiltrates along the bronchovascular bundles and ground-glass opacities in both lungs. Despite immediate treatment with steroid pulse therapy for suspected interstitial pneumonia, the patient's condition worsened. Respiratory distress was slightly alleviated after the initiation of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy (40 L/min, FiO2 40%). We suspected clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) complicating rapidly progressive refractory interstitial pneumonia. In order to save the life of the patient, the use of combination therapy with immunosuppressants was necessary. The patient underwent emergency cesarean section and was immediately treated with immunosuppressants while continuing HFNC oxygen therapy. The neonate was treated in the neonatal intensive care unit. The patient's condition improved after 7 days of hospitalization; by this time, she was positive for myositis-specific autoantibodies and was diagnosed with interstitial pneumonia preceding dermatomyositis. This condition can be potentially fatal within a few months of onset and therefore requires early combination immunosuppressive therapy. This case demonstrates the usefulness of HFNC oxygen therapy for respiratory management as it negates the need for intubation and allows for various treatments to be quickly performed.
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Serum Interleukin-18 Level is Associated With Disease Activity and Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients With Dermatomyositis. Arch Rheumatol 2017; 32:181-188. [PMID: 30375533 DOI: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2017.6175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Objectives This study aims to demonstrate the utilization of serum interleukin-18 (IL-18) level as a biomarker for disease activity and organ damage in patients with dermatomyositis (DM) or polymyositis (PM) using the Myositis Disease Activity Assessment Tool. Patients and methods Forty-nine patients (13 males, 36 females) with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies were enrolled in the study. Patients were diagnosed with DM (n=33) or PM (n=16). Twenty age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers (9 males, 11 females) who were determined to be free of autoimmune disease were included as a control group. Disease activity and organ damage were assessed with Myositis Disease Activity Assessment Tool. Serum IL-18 level was measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and the differences between patient groups were determined. Results The mean ages of DM or PM patients were 44 and 45, respectively. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) was found in 24 patients (48.98%), including 18 patients with DM (54.55%) and six patients with PM (37.5%). There was no significant difference of disease duration between DM patients (17.5±22.3 months) and PM patients (14.9±28.7 months). Serum IL-18 level in DM (669.2±528.1 pg/mL) was significantly higher than that in the control group (388.3±139.4 pg/mL, p=0.017), but no significant difference was observed between the PM and control group. IL-18 was significantly higher in DM patients with ILD (890.5±618.8 pg/mL) than in patients without ILD (403.8±84.8 pg/mL, p=0.003). It was significantly elevated in patients with severe disease activity (1001.71±694.2 pg/mL) than in those with moderate (485.3±102.2 pg/mL) or mild disease activity (421.0±270.2 pg/mL) (p=0.039). In DM patients, IL-18 was significantly correlated with global disease activity and disease activity in the skin, lung, and heart. Conclusion Serum IL-18 level was higher in patients with DM and this was associated with disease activity and ILD complication. Thus, it can be used as a valuable serological marker for DM disease activity and ILD complication.
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Kelmenson LB, Demoruelle MK, Deane KD. The Complex Role of the Lung in the Pathogenesis and Clinical Outcomes of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2016; 18:69. [DOI: 10.1007/s11926-016-0618-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lunn M, Hanna M, Howard R, Parton M, Rahman S, Reilly M, Sidle K, Turner C. Nerve and Muscle Disease. Neurology 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/9781118486160.ch10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
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Chino H, Sekine A, Baba T, Iwasawa T, Okudela K, Takemura T, Itoh H, Sato S, Suzuki Y, Ogura T. Radiological and Pathological Correlation in Anti-MDA5 Antibody-positive Interstitial Lung Disease: Rapidly Progressive Perilobular Opacities and Diffuse Alveolar Damage. Intern Med 2016; 55:2241-6. [PMID: 27523002 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.5774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We herein present the first case of rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) with anti-melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody evaluated by surgical lung biopsy (SLB). High-resolution CT scan revealed perilobular opacities, which rapidly became thicker and formed consolidation, resulting in remarkable loss of lung volume. Specimens taken from SLB revealed membranous organization with alveolar occlusion, dilation of alveolar ducts, and sacs with collapsed alveoli, which are typical features of diffuse alveolar damage (DAD). Rapidly progressive perilobular opacities may be characteristic of RP-ILD with anti-MDA5 antibody and DAD.
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- Haruka Chino
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Japan
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Xu Y, Yang CS, Li YJ, Liu XD, Wang JN, Zhao Q, Xiao WG, Yang PT. Predictive factors of rapidly progressive-interstitial lung disease in patients with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis. Clin Rheumatol 2015; 35:113-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-015-3139-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Song JS, Hwang J, Cha HS, Jeong BH, Suh GY, Chung MP, Kang ES. Significance of myositis autoantibody in patients with idiopathic interstitial lung disease. Yonsei Med J 2015; 56:676-83. [PMID: 25837172 PMCID: PMC4397436 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2015.56.3.676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Some patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) related to connective tissue disease (CTD) have a delayed diagnosis of the underlying CTD when the ILD is categorized as idiopathic. In this study, we evaluated the frequency of myositis autoantibodies in patients diagnosed with idiopathic ILD and investigated the clinical significance stemming from the presence of the antibodies. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total 32 patients diagnosed with idiopathic ILD were enrolled in this study. We analyzed a panel of 11 myositis autoantibody specificities in the patients using a line blot immunoassay. Then, we divided them into myositis autoantibody-positive and -negative groups and compared the clinical features and laboratory data between the two groups. RESULTS Of the 32 idiopathic ILD patients, 12 patients had myositis autoantibodies encompassing 9 specificities, except for anti-Mi-2 and anti-PM-Scl 100 (12/32, 38%). Anti-synthetase autoantibodies including Jo-1, EJ, OJ, PL-7, and PL-12 were present in 7 patients (7/32, 22%). The group with myositis autoantibodies presented more frequently with the symptom of mechanic's hand and showed abnormal pulmonary function test results with low forced vital capacity, diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide, total lung capacity, and high lactate dehydrogenase values in blood when compared with the group without myositis antibodies. CONCLUSION We strongly suggest that patients undergo an evaluation of myositis autoantibodies, if they are diagnosed with idiopathic ILD in the presence of clinical characteristics including mechanic's hand, arthralgia, and autoantibodies which are insufficient to make a diagnosis of a specific CTD category.
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- Ju Sun Song
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Tsuchiya Y, Fischer A, Solomon JJ, Lynch DA. Connective Tissue Disease-related Thoracic Disease. Clin Chest Med 2015; 36:283-97, ix. [PMID: 26024605 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2015.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Pulmonary involvement is a frequent manifestation of connective tissue disease (CTD)-related thoracic disease. It is important to characterize the underlying pattern when pulmonary involvement occurs in a patient with CTD, and to exclude other causes. A systematic approach, evaluating each compartment of the lung (airway, interstitium, pleura, pulmonary vasculature) may be helpful. In complex cases, a multidisciplinary approach should be considered, potentially including the pulmonologist, rheumatologist, radiologist, pathologist, and sometimes the infectious disease specialist or oncologist. New techniques, such as quantitative computed tomography and MRI, are expected to be helpful for evaluation and management of CTD-associated thoracic disease.
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- Yutaka Tsuchiya
- Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30 Fujigaoka, Yokohama 227-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Rheumatology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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- Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Missumi LS, Souza FHCD, Andrade JQ, Shinjo SK. Desfechos da gestação em pacientes com dermatomiosite e polimiosite. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA 2015; 55:95-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbr.2014.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2014] [Revised: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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The pathologic correlates of interstitial lung disease (ILD) secondary to connective tissue disease (CTD) comprise a diverse group of histologic patterns. Lung biopsies in patients with CTD-associated ILD tend to demonstrate simultaneous involvement of multiple anatomic compartments of the lung. Certain histologic patterns tend to predominate in each defined CTD, and it is possible in many cases to confirm connective tissue-associated lung disease and guide patient management using surgical lung biopsy. This article will cover the pulmonary pathologies seen in rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, myositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren syndrome, and mixed CTD.
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Bauer PR, Kalra S, Osborn TG, St Sauver J, Hanson AC, Schroeder DR, Ryu JH. Influence of autoimmune biomarkers on interstitial lung diseases: A tertiary referral center based case-control study. Respir Med 2015; 109:397-405. [PMID: 25670028 PMCID: PMC4351115 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2015.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2014] [Revised: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Background The benefit of routinely measuring autoimmune biomarkers to evaluate patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains debated outside specific contexts such as connective tissue disease (CTD). This study aimed at evaluating the influence of biomarkers on outcome on patients with ILD in a case-control study at a tertiary referral center. We hypothesized that patients with positive autoimmune biomarkers have increased odds of developing ILD even in the absence of CTD. Methods We reviewed the medical records of 3573 patients seen at the ILD clinic in Mayo Clinic Rochester between September 2001 and September 2006. We assessed their clinical course through June 25, 2013. We included patients with patterns of ILD most often associated with CTD (n=1256) while excluding patients with other known causes of ILD. Controls (n=2317) included cases seen at the ILD clinic without evidence of ILD. Results We identified 930 (26%) cases of ILD alone, 124 (3%) CTD alone, 326 (9%) ILD combined with CTD, and 2193 (61%) with no ILD or CTD. Positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA), rheumatoid factor and aldolase were associated with ILD. After adjustment for age, gender, race, smoking history and CTD, ANA remained an independent risk factor for ILD (OR 1.70, 95% CI 1.33–2.17). Among patients with ILD, the presence of CTD but not biomarker alone was associated with a better survival. Conclusion In this study, the presence of positive biomarkers was associated with increased odds of ILD, even in the absence of overt CTD, but was not associated with a better outcome.
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- Philippe R Bauer
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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- Health Sciences Research - Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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- Health Sciences Research - Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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- Health Sciences Research - Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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HRCT score and serum ferritin level are factors associated to the 1-year mortality of acute interstitial lung disease in clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis patients. Clin Rheumatol 2015; 34:707-14. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-015-2866-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Revised: 12/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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New insights into the benefits of exercise for muscle health in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myositis. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2015; 16:429. [PMID: 24879535 DOI: 10.1007/s11926-014-0429-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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With recommended treatment, a majority with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) develop muscle impairment and poor health. Beneficial effects of exercise have been reported on muscle performance, aerobic capacity and health in chronic polymyositis and dermatomyositis and to some extent in active disease and inclusion body myositis (IBM). Importantly, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) indicate that improved health and decreased clinical disease activity could be mediated through increased aerobic capacity. Recently, reports seeking mechanisms underlying effects of exercise in skeletal muscle indicate increased aerobic capacity (i.e. increased mitochondrial capacity and capillary density, reduced lactate levels), activation of genes in aerobic phenotype and muscle growth programs, and down regulation in genes related to inflammation. Altogether, exercise contributes to both systemic and within-muscle adaptations demonstrating that exercise is fundamental to improve muscle performance and health in IIM. There is a need for RCTs to study effects of exercise in active disease and IBM.
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Schneider F, Aggarwal R, Bi D, Gibson K, Oddis C, Yousem SA. The Pulmonary Histopathology of Anti-KS Transfer RNA Synthetase Syndrome. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2015; 139:122-5. [DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0667-oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Context
The clinical spectrum of the antisynthetase syndromes (AS) has been poorly defined, although some frequently present with pulmonary manifestations. The anti-KS anti–asparaginyl-transfer RNA synthetase syndrome is one in which pulmonary interstitial lung disease is almost always present and yet the histopathologic spectrum is not well described.
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To define the morphologic manifestations of pulmonary disease in those patients with anti-KS antiasparaginyl syndrome.
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We reviewed the connective tissue disorder registry of the University of Pittsburgh and identified those patients with anti-KS autoantibodies who presented with interstitial lung disease and had surgical lung biopsies.
Results
The 5 patients with anti-KS antisynthetase syndrome were usually women presenting with dyspnea and without myositis, but with mechanic's hands (60%) and Raynaud phenomenon (40%). They most often presented with a usual interstitial pneumonia pattern of fibrosis (80%), with the final patient displaying organizing pneumonia.
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Pulmonary interstitial lung disease is a common presentation in patients with the anti-KS–antisynthetase syndrome, who are often women with rather subtle or subclinical connective tissue disease, whereas the literature emphasizes the nonspecific interstitial pneumonia pattern often diagnosed clinically. Usual interstitial pneumonia and organizing pneumonia patterns of interstitial injury need to be added to this clinical differential diagnosis.
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- Frank Schneider
- From the Departments of Pathology (Drs Schneider and Yousem, Mr Bi), Rheumatology (Drs Aggarwal and Oddis), and Pulmonary Medicine (Dr Gibson), UPMC Presbyterian, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- From the Departments of Pathology (Drs Schneider and Yousem, Mr Bi), Rheumatology (Drs Aggarwal and Oddis), and Pulmonary Medicine (Dr Gibson), UPMC Presbyterian, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- From the Departments of Pathology (Drs Schneider and Yousem, Mr Bi), Rheumatology (Drs Aggarwal and Oddis), and Pulmonary Medicine (Dr Gibson), UPMC Presbyterian, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- From the Departments of Pathology (Drs Schneider and Yousem, Mr Bi), Rheumatology (Drs Aggarwal and Oddis), and Pulmonary Medicine (Dr Gibson), UPMC Presbyterian, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- From the Departments of Pathology (Drs Schneider and Yousem, Mr Bi), Rheumatology (Drs Aggarwal and Oddis), and Pulmonary Medicine (Dr Gibson), UPMC Presbyterian, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- From the Departments of Pathology (Drs Schneider and Yousem, Mr Bi), Rheumatology (Drs Aggarwal and Oddis), and Pulmonary Medicine (Dr Gibson), UPMC Presbyterian, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Tanaka M, Koike R, Sakai R, Saito K, Hirata S, Nagasawa H, Kameda H, Hara M, Kawaguchi Y, Tohma S, Takasaki Y, Dohi M, Nishioka Y, Yasuda S, Miyazaki Y, Kaneko Y, Nanki T, Watanabe K, Yamazaki H, Miyasaka N, Harigai M. Pulmonary infections following immunosuppressive treatments during hospitalization worsen the short-term vital prognosis for patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial pneumonia. Mod Rheumatol 2014; 25:609-14. [PMID: 25496409 DOI: 10.3109/14397595.2014.980384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial pneumonia (CTD-IP) significantly affects the mortality of patients with CTD. The purpose of the present study is to identify causes and risk factors for death during hospitalization for immunosuppressive treatment of CTD-IP. METHODS A multicenter, retrospective study was conducted that collected data from patients with CTD who had been hospitalized for commencing or intensifying immunosuppressive treatment of CTD-IP using a standardized case report form. Risk factors were identified using the Cox proportional hazard regression model. RESULTS A total of 322 CTD-IP patients were enrolled with rheumatoid arthritis (n = 84), systemic lupus erythematosus (n = 13), polymyositis (n = 33), dermatomyositis (n = 69), systemic sclerosis (n = 55), mixed connective tissue disease (n = 21), microscopic polyangiitis (n = 19), and overlap syndrome (n = 28). Of the 42 patients who died during hospitalization, 22 died from CTD-IP, 15 from CTD-IP and pulmonary infection, 2 from pulmonary infection, and 3 from other causes. Age ≥ 65 years and development of pulmonary infections after commencing or intensifying immunosuppressive treatments were identified as risk factors for death during hospitalization after adjusting for covariates. CONCLUSION Careful consideration of the benefit-risk balance of immunosuppressive treatment for CTD-IP is indispensable for improving the short-term vital prognosis of these patients.
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- Michi Tanaka
- Department of Pharmacovigilance, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical Dental University , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo , Japan
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Ichiyasu H, Horio Y, Tsumura S, Hirosako S, Sakamoto Y, Sakata S, Nakashima K, Komatsu T, Kojima K, Masunaga A, Fujii K, Saita N, Kohrogi H. Favorable outcome with hemoperfusion of polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column for rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia associated with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis: report of three cases. Mod Rheumatol 2014; 24:361-5. [PMID: 24593215 DOI: 10.3109/14397595.2013.852847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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We present 3 cases of rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia (RPIP) associated with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (C-ADM) that were treated with two courses of direct hemoperfusion with polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column (PMX-DHP). Despite initial treatment with high-dose corticosteroids, pulsed cyclophosphamide, and cyclosporine, the lung disease and hypoxemia deteriorated in all the patients. After PMX-DHP treatment, the PaO2/FiO2 ratio and serum LDH and KL-6 were improved, the abnormal shadows in chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans gradually decreased, and, finally, all patients survived. These findings indicate that PMX-DHP treatment could be effective in the management of RPIP in patients with C-ADM in combination with conventional therapy.
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- Hidenori Ichiyasu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kumamoto University Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University , Kumamoto , Japan
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Kurita T, Yasuda S, Amengual O, Atsumi T. The efficacy of calcineurin inhibitors for the treatment of interstitial lung disease associated with polymyositis/dermatomyositis. Lupus 2014; 24:3-9. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203314554849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) is often resistant to treatment and life threatening, being recognized as one of the severest complication in these autoimmune disorders. Patients with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) or those with anti-CADM140/MDA5 antibody are especially prone to develop rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia. We retrospectively analyzed 46 patients with PM/DM admitted to our hospital and identified DM, rapidly progressive disease, honeycomb lung, CADM and extensive ILD as risk factors for recurrence or death. In the presence of two or more risk factors, the sensitivity and specificity for the prediction of death or relapse were 81.3% and 76.7%, respectively. Calcineurin inhibitors have been widely used as induction and maintenance therapy for PM/DM-associated ILD. Recently we reported the benefit of tacrolimus on the disease-free survival and event-free survival of the patients with PM/DM-associated ILD. Among those patients treated with tacrolimus, poor prognostic factors for death, recurrence or severe adverse event were identified as acute progression of the disease, honeycomb lung, forced vital capacity (FVC) less than 80% and having DM. The potential effectiveness of an intensive therapy protocol with triple therapy that comprises high-dose corticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors and cyclophosphamide has been reported.
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- T Kurita
- Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Aguiar Rosa S, Barreto P, Mariano M, Baptista I. Inflammatory myopathy and interstitial lung disease in antisynthetase syndrome with PL-7 antibody. BMJ Case Rep 2014; 2014:bcr-2014-204390. [PMID: 25293682 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-204390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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We report a case of a 72-year-old Caucasian woman with PL-7 positive antisynthetase syndrome. Clinical presentation included interstitial lung disease, myositis, 'mechanic's hands' and dysphagia. As lung injury was the main concern, treatment consisted of prednisolone and cyclophosphamide. Complete remission with reversal of pulmonary damage was achieved, as reported by CT scan, pulmonary function tests and functional status.
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- Sílvia Aguiar Rosa
- Department of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
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