Clinical manifestations of skin, lung and muscle diseases in dermatomyositis positive for anti‐aminoacyl tRNA synthetase antibodies

Patients with dermatomyositis positive for anti‐aminoacyl tRNA synthetase (ARS) antibodies, also known as antisynthetase syndrome (ASS), frequently present with mechanic's hand and interstitial lung disease (ILD). We first screened the antibody profiles of 59 patients with dermatomyositis, and then examined the cutaneous, muscular and pulmonary manifestations characteristic for patients with ASS. The anti‐ARS antibodies Jo‐1, PL‐7, PL‐12, EJ and...