Progrediente Luftnot und Schwäche bei einer 61-jährigen Patientin

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Progrediente Luftnot und Schwäche bei einer 61-jährigen Patientin. / Mahmud, M; Schnoor, U; Steinmetz, O M.

In: INTERNIST, Vol. 60, No. 2, 02.2019, p. 186-192.

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title = "Progrediente Luftnot und Schw{\"a}che bei einer 61-j{\"a}hrigen Patientin",
abstract = "A 61-year-old woman was admitted with a suspected diagnosis of atypical pneumonia. Extended diagnostic measures revealed interstitial lung disease (ILD), polyserositis, polyarthritis and myopathy. With detection of an antibody against PL-7 (anti-threonyl-transfer-RNA synthetase) the diagnosis of anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) was established. ASS are rare inflammatory myopathies which frequently present as multisystemic diseases with severe organ involvement. An immunosuppressive regimen with steroids and cyclophosphamide led to successful induction of disease remission. Maintenance therapy will be conducted with azathioprine. ASS should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of myopathies and ILDs.",
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author = "M Mahmud and U Schnoor and Steinmetz, {O M}",
year = "2019",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1007/s00108-018-0490-6",
language = "Deutsch",
volume = "60",
pages = "186--192",
journal = "INTERNIST",
issn = "0020-9554",
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N2 - A 61-year-old woman was admitted with a suspected diagnosis of atypical pneumonia. Extended diagnostic measures revealed interstitial lung disease (ILD), polyserositis, polyarthritis and myopathy. With detection of an antibody against PL-7 (anti-threonyl-transfer-RNA synthetase) the diagnosis of anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) was established. ASS are rare inflammatory myopathies which frequently present as multisystemic diseases with severe organ involvement. An immunosuppressive regimen with steroids and cyclophosphamide led to successful induction of disease remission. Maintenance therapy will be conducted with azathioprine. ASS should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of myopathies and ILDs.

AB - A 61-year-old woman was admitted with a suspected diagnosis of atypical pneumonia. Extended diagnostic measures revealed interstitial lung disease (ILD), polyserositis, polyarthritis and myopathy. With detection of an antibody against PL-7 (anti-threonyl-transfer-RNA synthetase) the diagnosis of anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) was established. ASS are rare inflammatory myopathies which frequently present as multisystemic diseases with severe organ involvement. An immunosuppressive regimen with steroids and cyclophosphamide led to successful induction of disease remission. Maintenance therapy will be conducted with azathioprine. ASS should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of myopathies and ILDs.

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KW - Antibodies, Antinuclear

KW - Autoantibodies/immunology

KW - Azathioprine/therapeutic use

KW - Combined Modality Therapy

KW - Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use

KW - Female

KW - Humans

KW - Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use

KW - Lung/pathology

KW - Lung Diseases, Interstitial/diagnosis

KW - Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Muscle, Skeletal/physiopathology

KW - Myositis/diagnosis

KW - Respiratory Insufficiency/diagnosis

KW - Treatment Outcome

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