MDA-5 associated rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease with recurrent Pneumothoraces: a case report

MDA-5 associated rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease with recurrent Pneumothoraces: a case report

Abstract Background Clinically hypomyopathic dermatomyositis is a rare disease that is important to recognize, investigate and treat early as it is associated with poor prognosis. In a proportion of patients, myositis specific antibodies could be negative, but with high clinical suspicion, myositis...

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Main Authors: Safi Alqatari, Peter Riddell, Sinead Harney, Michael Henry, Grainne Murphy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Myositis
Interstitial lung disease
MDA-5
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0622-8

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