Antisynthetase syndrome and interstitial lung disease: A case report

Myositis, Raynaud's phenomenon, fever, interstitial lung disease, mechanic's hands, and arthropathy are symptoms of Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), which is defined by the development of antibodies against t-ribonucleic acid (RNA) synthetase, particularly anti-Jo-1.

The case is about 29 years female with 1 month history of non-productive cough and dyspnea on exertion which was later diagnosed as ASS.

The diagnosis of an inflammatory myopathy is based on clinical findings such as subacute development of symmetrical muscle weakness and signs such as laboratory investigations revealing skeletal muscle inflammation. Creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) is mainly used to demonstrate skeletal muscle involvement.

Interstitial lung disease is a frequent occurrence and is associated with a bad prognosis during the course of antisynthetase syndrome.