Acral Cutaneous Ulcerations and Livedo Reticularis with Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease in Anti-MDA5 Antibody-Positive Classical Dermatomyositis

• Main Authors: Rachot Wongjirattikarn (Author), Suteeraporn Chaowattanapanit (Author), Charoen Choonhakarn (Author), Apichart So-ngern (Author), Ajanee Mahakkanukrauh (Author), Chingching Foocharoen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) and its distinctive cutaneous features are highly associated with the presence of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA5) antibody in patients with dermatomyositis (DM), leading to a poor prognosis. We describe the case of a...