Clinical characteristics of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies patients with anti-PM/Scl antibodies.

Semin Arthritis Rheum

Department of Rheumatology, The Key Laboratory of Myositis, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China. Electronic address:

Published: October 2024

Objectives: To analyze the clinical features of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) patients with anti-PM/Scl antibodies.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we compared the clinical manifestations between patients who were solely positive for anti-PM/Scl antibodies (isolated anti-PM/Scl group) and those with a coexistence of anti-PM/Scl antibodies and myositis-specific antibodies (MSAs) (double-positive group).

Results: Sixty-five IIMs patients positive for anti-PM/Scl antibodies were included, among whom 51 (78.5 %) were females, with a mean age of 49.1 years. Thirty-four (52.3 %) patients coexisted with MSAs. Compared to the double-positive group, the isolated anti-PM/Scl group demonstrated a higher proportion of women (90.3 % vs 67.6 %, p = 0.026) and a higher incidence of sclerodactyly (16.1 % vs 0, p = 0.021). Although there were no differences in the incidence of muscular weakness, dysphagia, or creatine kinase levels, thigh magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed less muscle edema, atrophy, and fatty replacement in the isolated anti-PM/Scl group (p < 0.05). Interstitial lung disease (ILD) occurred in 80 % of patients, more frequently in the double-positive group (90.6 % vs 67.9 %, p = 0.028). According to HRCT, non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) was the most common pattern among anti-PM/Scl antibodies positive IIMs patients. The double-positive group exhibited higher ferritin levels, and a lower peripheral lymphocyte count (p < 0.05). The mortality rate in the double-positive group was higher than that in the isolated anti-PM/Scl group (20.6 % vs 0, p = 0.034).

Conclusion: Among IIMs patients who tested positive for anti-PM/Scl antibodies, ILD emerged as the predominant clinical feature, particularly when combined with MSA. Notably, patients with isolated anti-PM/Scl antibodies exhibited a favorable prognosis following immunotherapy.

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