Anti-Jo-1 antibody positive interstitial lung disease
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Anti-Jo-1 antibody positive interstitial lung disease refer to cases of interstitial lung disease occurring in the setting on anti-Jo-1 antibody positivity.
Pathology
Anti-Jo-1 antibody positivity has a recognised association with interstitial lung disease. This most commonly occurs in a setting of polymyositis or dermatomyositis but can also occur in other situations such as antisynthetase syndrome.
Treatment and prognosis
This condition has a variable prognosis. Treatment with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugsimmunosuppressent drugs is often considered required in most patients 3.
-<p><strong>Anti-Jo-1 antibody positive interstitial lung disease</strong> refer to cases of <a href="/articles/interstitial-lung-disease">interstitial lung disease</a> occurring in the setting on <a href="/articles/anti-jo-1-antibody">anti-Jo-1 antibody</a> positivity.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>Anti-Jo-1 antibody positivity has a recognised association with interstitial lung disease. This most commonly occurs in a setting of <a href="/articles/polymyositis">polymyositis</a> or <a href="/articles/dermatomyositis">dermatomyositis</a> but can also occur in other situations such as <a href="/articles/anti-synthetase-syndrome-1">antisynthetase syndrome</a>.</p><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>This condition has a variable prognosis. Treatment with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs is often considered required in most patients <sup>3</sup>. </p>- +<p><strong>Anti-Jo-1 antibody positive interstitial lung disease</strong> refer to cases of <a href="/articles/interstitial-lung-disease">interstitial lung disease</a> occurring in the setting on <a href="/articles/anti-jo-1-antibody">anti-Jo-1 antibody</a> positivity.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>Anti-Jo-1 antibody positivity has a recognised association with interstitial lung disease. This most commonly occurs in a setting of <a href="/articles/polymyositis">polymyositis</a> or <a href="/articles/dermatomyositis">dermatomyositis</a> but can also occur in other situations such as <a href="/articles/anti-synthetase-syndrome-1">antisynthetase syndrome</a>.</p><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>This condition has a variable prognosis. Treatment with corticosteroids and <a href="/articles/immunosuppression">immunosuppressent</a> drugs is often considered required in most patients <sup>3</sup>. </p>