Publication
Internal medicine 58, 6, 837 - 841 (2019)
Clinical Features of Anti-MDA5 Antibody-positive Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease without Signs of Dermatomyositis
Author
Noriho Sakamoto , Hiroshi Ishimoto , Shota Nakashima , Hirokazu Yura , Takuto Miyamura , Daisuke Okuno , Atsuko Hara , Takeshi Kitazaki , Tomoyuki Kakugawa , Yuji Ishimatsu , Minoru Satoh , Hiroshi Mukae
Category
Original Research
Abstract
Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA5) antibody is associated with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) in patients with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) or dermatomyositis (DM). We herein report three Japanese cases of anti-MDA5 antibody-positive RP-ILD without signs of CADM or DM. High-resolution computed tomography revealed patchy or subpleural distribution of consolidations and/or ground-glass opacities accompanied by traction bronchiectasis. All patients succumbed to respiratory failure within two months. Anti-MDA5 antibody-positive RP-ILD without signs of CADM or DM should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute/subacute ILD. Measurement of anti-MDA5 antibody and an intensive immunosuppressive regimen might rescue these patients from RP-ILD.
