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        <journal-title>British Journal of Medical and Health Research</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">BJMHR</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2394-2967</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5281/zenodo.6937951</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">BJMHR0906001</article-id>
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        <article-title>ANTI SYNTHETASE SYNDROME:AN UNDERDIAGNOSED AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE.</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Gadiya</surname>
            <given-names>Sachin Ramanlal</given-names>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Kumar</surname>
            <given-names>Sunil</given-names>
          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Lodha</surname>
            <given-names>Deepali V</given-names>
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      <aff id="aff1">SBKS MIRC</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2022-06-01">
        <month>06</month>
        <day>01</day>
        <year>2022</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>9</volume>
      <issue>6</issue>
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        <p>Antisynthetase syndrome (ASS) is a rare, chronic autoimmune disease and is a sub-group of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. The hallmark of this disorder is the presence of autoantibodies against the aminoacyl-transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) synthetase. Patient presents with fever, exanthema on the hands (also referred to as mechanicâ€™s hands), myositis, and/or interstitial lung disease (ILD), and/or articular involvement. Nearly 70% of patients with ASS presents with signs and symptoms of ILD. We are reporting a case of patient who was having ILD, who turned out to have ASS on further workup. ASS as causal diagnosis is missed many a times. As early and exact diagnosis has crucial therapeutic and prognostic implication, knowledge about this syndrome and high level of suspicion is of utmost importance.</p>
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        <kwd>Antisynthetase syndrome (ASS)</kwd>
        <kwd>Autoimmune disease</kwd>
        <kwd>interstitial lung disease</kwd>
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