Case Report: Treatment of Anti-MDA5-Positive Amyopathic Dermatomyositis Accompanied by a Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Diseases With Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy Combined With Cyclosporine A and Hydroxychloroquine

Case Report: Treatment of Anti-MDA5-Positive Amyopathic Dermatomyositis Accompanied by a Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Diseases With Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy Combined With Cyclosporine A and Hydroxychloroquine

Introduction: Patients with anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody-positive amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM) often develop rapidly progressive interstitial lung diseases (RP-ILD), with poor treatment success. Many studies have shown that this is the main cause of death in pa...

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Main Authors: Qia-Chun Zhang, Min-Ying Liu, Zhi-Xin Chen, Yimin Talia Chen, Chang-Song Lin, Qiang Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
combination treatment strategy
interstitial lung diseases
anti-MDA antibody
cyclosporine A
hydroxychloroquine
methylprednisolone pulse therapy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.610554/full

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