Anti-nuclear matrix protein 2 antibody-positive inflammatory myopathies represent extensive myositis without dermatomyositis-specific rash.

Yuki IchimuraRisa KonishiMiwako ShoboSae InoueMari OkuneAkemi MaedaRyota TanakaNoriko KubotaIsao MatsumotoAkiko IshiiAkira TamaokaAsami ShimboMasaaki MoriTomohiro MorioTakayuki KishiTakako MiyamaeJantima TanboonMichio InoueIchizo NishinoManabu FujimotoToshifumi NomuraHanako Koguchi-Yoshioka

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2021)

Anti-NXP2 antibody-positive IIMs, which include dermatomyositis sine dermatitis, are characterised by atypical skin manifestations and extensive muscular involvement.

Keyphrases

interstitial lung disease
systemic sclerosis
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
oxidative stress
soft tissue
systemic lupus erythematosus
protein protein
resistance training
amino acid