Clinical rheumatology
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Clinical rheumatology · Jan 2007
Case ReportsInterstitial lung disease in a patient with antisynthetase syndrome and no myositis.
Interstitial lung disease in patients with antisynthetase syndrome and no evidence of myositis is rare and may precede other disease manifestations. We report a patient who initially presented with symptoms primarily related to lung involvement. ⋯ Antisynthetase syndrome should be considered in patients presenting with interstitial lung disease with no evidence of myositis. Appropriate laboratory testing with measurement of specific autoantibodies may help in the early diagnosis and treatment of the syndrome.
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Clinical rheumatology · Jan 2007
Comparative StudyThe frequency of thyroid antibodies in fibromyalgia patients and their relationship with symptoms.
We determined the frequency of thyroid autoantibodies in fibromyalgia (FM) patients and the relationship between FM symptoms and these antibodies. Euthyroid 128 FM patients, 64 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and 64 healthy control subjects were included in the study. The sociodemographic features and the clinical features of FM patients were determined. ⋯ FM patients had thyroid autoimmunity similar to the frequency in RA and higher than controls. Age and postmenopausal status seemed to be associated with thyroid autoimmunity in FM patients. The presence of thyroid autoimmunity had no relationship with the depression scores of FM patients.