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COVID-19 as a putative trigger of anti-MDA5-associated dermatomyositis with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring lung transplantation, a case report.

Karolina AnderleKlaus MacholdHans P KienerDaniel BormannKonrad HoetzeneckerSilvana GeleffHelmut ProschFranco LacconePeter M HeilPeter PetzelbauerDaniel AletahaStephan BlümlKastriot Kastrati
Published in: BMC rheumatology (2022)
We report a unique case of a patient with a new-onset anti-MDA5 DM with fulminant ARDS emerging in a post-infectious stage of COVID-19, who underwent a successful lung transplantation and achieved remission. Given the high mortality of anti-MDA5 DM associated RP-ILD, we would like to highlight that the timely recognition of this condition and urgent therapy initiation are of utmost importance.
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