Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia revealing an antisynthetase syndrome

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2022 Nov 29;93(3). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2022.2045.

Abstract

One of the most common interstitial lung diseases in antisynthetase syndrome is nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP). A 49-year-old woman presented with slow progression exertional dyspnea, myalgia, and arthralgia. The radiological findings indicated an NSIP pattern. Autoantibodies were found to be positive, but no lung biopsy was performed. Even though corticosteroid therapy significantly improved the patient's dyspnea, the patient developed mechanic's hands, the anti-synthetase antibody (PL12) became positive, and creatine phosphokinase (CPK) levels increased. As a result, the antisynthetase syndrome was established. The patient follow-up after three years revealed an improvement in symptoms under corticosteroid therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Dyspnea
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial* / complications
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial* / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial* / drug therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Myositis* / complications
  • Myositis* / diagnosis
  • Myositis* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones

Supplementary concepts

  • Antisynthetase syndrome