Abstract
Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) is associated with antibodies directed against the protein encoded by the melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5). CADM patients have an increased risk of developing rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) and spontaneous pneumomediastinum. Two Peruvian cases of RP-ILD-associated CADM with spontaneous pneumomediastinum are presented, one of them was anti-MDA5 antibody positive. To our knowledge, this is the first report of anti-MDA5-associated CADM in the Peruvian population.
Translated title of the contribution | Rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease-associated hypomyopathic dermatomyositis complicated with pneumomediastinum: A case-based review |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 277-282 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Revista Colombiana de Reumatologia |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jul 2023 |
Keywords
- Anti-MDA5 antibodies
- Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis
- Spontaneous pneumomediastinum