Case report examines worsening interstitial lung disease in a pregnant woman, highlighting risks associated with antisynthetase syndrome.
Antisynthetase syndrome (anti-SS) is an autoimmune condition characterised by autoantibodies against aminoacyl tRNA synthetases. Clinical features can include interstitial lung disease (ILD), myositis, Raynaud's phenomenon and arthritis. Described here is a 25-year-old pregnant woman with anti-SS with worsening ILD in the latter part of pregnancy, requiring emergency delivery at 36 weeks and 3 days of gestation.
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