Correlation between disease activity and serum ferritin in clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis with rapidly-progressive interstitial lung disease: a case report

Correlation between disease activity and serum ferritin in clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis with rapidly-progressive interstitial lung disease: a case report

Abstract Background Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis with anti-Melanoma Differentiation-Associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody often presents with severe interstitial lung disease. Although serum ferritin level is known to reflect interstitial lung disease activity, there are few case reports descri...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Yamada, Kazuhisa Asai, Atsuko Okamoto, Tetsuya Watanabe, Hiroshi Kanazawa, Mai Ohata, Masahiko Ohsawa, Kazuto Hirata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis
CADM
Rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease
RP-ILD
Melanoma Differentiation-Associated gene 5
MDA5
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3146-7

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