An unusual association: anti-Jo1 and anti-SRP antibodies in the serum of a patient with polymyositis

Clin Rheumatol. 2010 Jul;29(7):811-4. doi: 10.1007/s10067-010-1394-6. Epub 2010 Mar 12.

Abstract

The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are systemic autoimmune diseases characterized by chronic inflammation, resulting in the progressive weakness of the proximal muscles. Myositis-specific or myositis-associated autoantibodies can often be found in serum of polymyositis and dermatomyositis patients. This autoantibody presence may play a significant role in patient diagnosis and classification. We present a female polymyositis patient characterized with serious muscle weakness and lung involvement. Anti-Jo1 antibodies were detected in the patient's serum at the time of diagnosis. After 5 years of treatment and surveillance, recent laboratory analysis showed the presence anti-SRP antibody in her serum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Autoantibodies / blood*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Polymyositis* / blood
  • Polymyositis* / diagnosis
  • Polymyositis* / immunology
  • RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl
  • Signal Recognition Particle* / immunology

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl
  • Signal Recognition Particle