J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract
September 2020
Objectives: To analyze clinical and immuno- logic manifestations of Lebanese patients with the antiphos- pholipid syndrome (APS).
Patients And Methods: Our study was retrospective and was done on hospitalized patients be- tween 2001 and 2013. All these patients fulfilled the interna- tional criteria for diagnosis (Sydney criteria).
Ann Dermatol Venereol
March 2015
Background: Antisynthetase syndrome is characterized by the presence of interstitial lung disease, inflammatory myopathy, joint disease, Raynaud's phenomenon and characteristic skin lesions of the hands known as "mechanic's hands" associated with the presence of serum antibody to aminoacyl transfer-RNA synthetases. We report the case of a patient in whom cutaneous relapse consistently preceded CT evidence of pulmonary fibrosis flare-up.
Patient And Methods: A 56-year-old patient consulted for recent exertional dyspnoea and dry cough.