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A multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis of antisynthetase syndrome

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Wells, Matthew, Alawi, Sughra, Thin, Kyaing Yi Mon, Gunawardena, Harsha, Brown, Adrian R., Edey, Anthony, Pauling, John D., Barratt, Shaney L. +1 more·2022·Frontiers in Medicine

Abstract

Antisynthetase syndrome is a subtype of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, strongly associated with the presence of interstitial lung disease. Diagnosis is made by identifying myositis-specific antibodies directed against aminoacyl tRNA synthetase, and relevant clinical and radiologic features. Given the multisystem nature of the disease, diagnosis requires the careful synthesis of subtle clinical and radiological features with the interpretation of specialized autoimmune serological testing. This is provided in a multidisciplinary environment with input from rheumatologists, respiratory physicians, and radiologists. Differentiation from other idiopathic interstitial lung diseases is key; treatment and prognosis differ between patients with antisynthetase syndrome and idiopathic interstitial lung disease. In this review article, we look at the role of the multidisciplinary team and its individual members in the initial diagnosis of the antisynthetase syndrome, including the role of physicians, radiologists, and the wider team.

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  • When a patient's condition presents with ambiguous or overlapping symptoms, which can be difficult to distinguish from one another, this may lead to consultations with different specialists and referrals to arrive at a final diagnosis.

    “When a patient’s condition presents with ambiguous or overlapping symptoms, which can be difficult to distinguish from one another, this may lead to consultations with different specialists and referrals to arrive at a final diagnosis [272,273].”

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    The Multidisciplinary team assessment section says antisynthetase syndrome may first be assessed in respiratory, rheumatology, neurology, or dermatology clinics, and that suspected cases should be referred to a multidisciplinary team for diagnosis. The Pulmonary disease section also notes that overlap with another lung disease can contribute to missed or delayed diagnosis. This supports the pathway described for antisynthetase syndrome, but not the claim as a general account of patients with ambiguous symptoms. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  1. [55]Tanboon J Inoue M Hirakawa S Tachimori H Hayashi S Noguchi S. Myopathology of antisynthetase syndrome. medRxiv [Preprint]. (2022). 10.1101/2022.04.25.22274260 · DOI

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Wells, M., Alawi, S., Thin, K. Y. M., Gunawardena, H., Brown, A. R., Edey, A., Pauling, J. D., Barratt, S. L., & Adamali, H. I.
Affiliations
North Bristol NHS Trust (GB)
Corresponding author
Adamali, Huzaifa I.
Venue
Frontiers in Medicine
Published
2022-09-14
Volume
9
Pages
959653-959653
ISSN
2296-858X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4295573346
Cited by
31
References
102
Citations by year
2026: 12 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 4
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0.75
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Explore Bristol Research (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
North Bristol NHS Trust
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Keywords
antisynthetase syndrome, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, interstitial lung disease, myositis-specific autoantibodies, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, multidisciplinary diagnosis, radiological features, prognosis

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