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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Rachot Wongjirattikarn, Suteeraporn Chaowattanapanit, Charoen Choonhakarn, Apichart So-ngern, Ajanee Mahakkanukrauh, Chingching Foocharoen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:
cutaneous ulceration
livedo reticularis
dermatomyositis
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/506668

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