Rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease associated with dermatomyositis-Longitudinal course of anti‐MDA5 antibody titer in two cases

• Main Authors: Kentaro Awaji (Author), Yoshihide Asano (Author), Yuki Fukui (Author), Tomonori Oka (Author), Tetsuo Toyama (Author), Shinichi Sato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Antimelanoma differentiation‐associated gene 5 antibody (anti‐MDA5 Ab)‐positive dermatomyositis frequently develops life‐threatening rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP‐ILD). The longitudinal dynamics of antibody titers reflects treatment responses, and negative conversion of...