Anti-MDA-5-positive dermatomyositis associated rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease, a virus-triggered autoimmune-like symptom?

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Sep 1;60(9):4428-4429. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab224.

Authors

Lingxiao Xu¹, Lei Wang¹, Chengyin Lv¹, Wenfeng Tan¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, China, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

PMID: 33752230
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab224

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Autoantibodies*
Dermatomyositis / complications
Dermatomyositis / immunology*
Disease Progression
Humans
Interferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1 / immunology*
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / etiology
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / immunology*

Substances

Autoantibodies
IFIH1 protein, human
Interferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1