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A case of antisynthetase syndrome with interstitial lung disease in pregnancy

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Antisynthetase syndrome (anti-SS) is an autoimmune condition characterised by autoantibodies against aminoacyl tRNA synthetases. Clinical features can include interstitial lung disease (ILD), myositis, Raynaud's phenomenon and arthritis. Described here is a 25-year-old pregnant woman with anti-SS with worsening ILD in the latter part of pregnancy, requiring emergency delivery at 36 weeks and 3 days of gestation.

Source: Obstetric Medicine

DOI: 10.1177/1753495x251380063

Authors: Esther Park, Kerry Munro, Melissa Wickremasinghe, Charlotte Jane Frise

Institutions: Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Language: English

Topic: Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4414624736

FWCI: 1.246

Cites: 16

Cited by: 2

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