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Refined Murine Model of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Published on: June 17, 2025
[Myositis with pulmonary fibrosis and eosinophilia]
G Tamborrini1, N Exer, D Conen
1Departement Innere Medizin, Kantonsspital Aarau.
Abstract:
A 74-year old female patient suffered from dyspnoea, subfebrile body temperature, myalgias, arthralgias and presented a transitory skin rash. Further findings were an eosinophilia, synovitis, a myositis and pulmonary fibrosis. There was no evidence for a malignancy or an infectious disease. We diagnosed an Anti-Jo-1-Syndrome with a secondary Sjoegren syndrome. Immunsuppressive therapy with steroids, later in addition methotrexate led to improvement of the patient's clinical condition. Above mentioned symptoms and its differential diagnosis are discussed in this article.
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