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A 46-year-old female with interstitial lung disease presented with proximal muscle weakness, worsening hypertension, microangiopathic hemolysis, thrombocytopenia and deteriorating renal function. She had no sclerodactyly, but had abnormal capillaroscopy. She tested positive for PM-Scl antibodies, and a renal biopsy showed an acute thrombotic microangiopathy consistent with scleroderma renal crisis (SRC). She failed to respond to corticosteroids, plasmapheresis and renin-angiotensin pathway inhibitors. She recovered quickly with the anti-C5 antibody, eculizumab. She had no genetic abnormalities associated with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome except a DNA variant of unknown significance in C3. This case suggests that eculizumab may be effective for SRC.
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PMID:Eculizumab for rescue of thrombotic microangiopathy in PM-Scl antibody-positive autoimmune overlap syndrome. 2661 27

Systemic sclerosis is a rare autoimmune disorder with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations and a multitude of autoantibodies that are associated with it. In the past several years, advances in serologic testing have led to research indicating important prognostic and phenotypic associations with certain subsets of autoantibodies. In particular, anti-RNA polymerase III (anti-RNAP III) has been associated with diffuse cutaneous disease, scleroderma renal crisis, a temporal relationship with malignancy, myositis, synovitis, joint contractures, and gastric antral vascular ectasia. However, anti-RNAP III has not been associated with systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma. We describe a patient with an atypical presentation of anti-RNAP III positive systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma who presented without the typical features of anti-RNAP III disease. Instead, she presented with critical digital ischemia, pulmonary arterial hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease, interstitial lung disease, and no clinically detectable sclerodactyly.
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PMID:A Unique Presentation of Anti-RNA Polymerase III Positive Systemic Sclerosis Sine Scleroderma. 2755 87

Crystalline silica-associated systemic sclerosis can occur in people operating arc welding. Diffuse scleroderma was diagnosed in a 57-year old plumber-welder suffering from inflammatory polyarthralgias, Raynaud's phenomenon, sclerodactyly, diffuse cutaneous scleroderma, telangiectasias, esophageal damage, pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary fibrosis associated with the presence of anti-nucleosome antibodies. During his professional activity the patient was frequently exposed to high atmospheric concentrations of crystalline silica generated by arc-welding. The diagnosis of Erasmus syndrome associated with systemic sclerosis and pulmonary silicosis was retained. A report of work-related illness (table 17 in Tunisia) was made.
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PMID:[Silica-associated systemic sclerosis occurring after an occupational exposure to arc welding]. 2829 33

A 37-year-old woman was diagnosed with chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia. Nilotinib treatment was initiated; however, it had to be discontinued due to an allergic reaction one month later, and dasatinib treatment was provided. Although favorable response was obtained, she started complaining of shortness of breath 7 months after initiating dasatinib treatment. Chest X-ray and echocardiography indicated pulmonary congestion and hypertension. Further, she was diagnosed with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) based on Raynaud phenomenon, swollen fingers, sclerodactyly, pancytopenia, hypocomplementemia, and positive anti-U1-RNP antibody. Consequently, dasatinib treatment was discontinued, and she was administered prednisolone (1 mg/kg/day), which was effective and successfully tapered with concomitant administration of cyclophosphamide. This is the first case of MCTD that developed during dasatinib treatment. However, because the present case was a young woman, the development of MCTD could probably be attributed to autoimmune diatheses or it may be a coincidence. However, the possibility of patients receiving dasatinib treatment developing autoimmune diseases needs to be assessed.
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PMID:[Mixed connective tissue disease with pulmonary hypertension developing in a chronic myeloid leukemia patient on dasatinib treatment]. 2951 69

You are consulted to evaluate a 56-year-old woman with known Raynaud's phenomenon, finger swelling of several; months' duration, and new hypertension with a blood pressure of 160/100 mm/Hg. She also reports progressive shortness of breath. Physical examination reveals telangiectasias, sclerodactyly, and proximal skin sclerosis (thick shiny skin on the chest and upper arms), and bibasilar crackles are found on chest examination. Laboratory tests reveal evidence of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and elevation of the serum creatinine level (previously normal), and chest computed tomography shows evidence of ground-glass opacification in both lower lung fields.
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PMID:Expert Perspectives On Clinical Challenges: Expert Perspectives: Challenges in Scleroderma. 3256 63


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