Abstracts tagged "juvenile dermatomyositis and pulmonary complications"

Abstract Number: 292 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Clinical Utility of Anti-CADM-140/Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5 Autoantibody Titers in Patients with Juvenile Dermatomyositis and Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease
Shinji Sato¹, Norimoto Kobayashi², Kazuko Yamazaki³ and Yasuo Suzuki⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan, ²Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan, ³Department of Pediatrics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
Background/Purpose: The presence of anti-CADM-140/ (Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5: MDA5) autoantibody is specific for adult dermatomyositis (DM), especially in patients with little or no muscle…