Dermatomyositis associated antibodies

Evidence-based neurology checklist on dermatomyositis associated antibodies: MDA5 This causes amyopathic or pauci-myopathic dermatomyositis It presents with rapidly progressive severe interstitial lung disease It also presents with classical or atypical dermatomyositis rash Mechanic’s hands and…

MDA5

  • This causes amyopathic or pauci-myopathic dermatomyositis
  • It presents with rapidly progressive severe interstitial lung disease
  • It also presents with classical or atypical dermatomyositis rash
  • Mechanic’s hands and palmar papules (inverse Gottron) are characteristic
  • It may manifest with oral pain and ulcers
  • It also presents with hair loss, digital ulcers, panniculitis, and polyarthritis

TIF-γ

TIF-1α

SAE

NXP2 (anti MJ2)

Mi-2 (α and β)

Acronyms

References

  1. Rietveld A, Lim J, de Visser M, et al. Autoantibody testing in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Pract Neurol 2019; 19:284-294.
  2. Stuhlmüller B, Schneider U, González-González JB, Feist E. Disease specific autoantibodies in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Front Neurol 2019; 10:438.
  3. Hall JC, Casciola-Rosen L, Samedy LA, et al. Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5-associated dermatomyositis: expanding the clinical spectrum. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013; 65:1307-1315.
  4. Labrador-Horrillo M, Martinez MA, Selva-O'Callaghan A, et al. Anti-MDA5 antibodies in a large Mediterranean population of adults with dermatomyositis. J Immunol Re. 2014; 2014:290797.
  5. Muro Y, Sugiura K, Akiyama M. Cutaneous manifestations in dermatomyositis: key clinical and serological features-a comprehensive review. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol.2016; 51:293-302. 
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