CADM is a serious, complex disease with a distinct clinical and serological profile, requiring further conceptual refinement and multicenter studies to better characterize this DM phenotype.
9 days ago
Review • Journal
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IFIH1 (Interferon Induced With Helicase C Domain 1) • CRP (C-reactive protein)
In 2022, acitretin was commenced and uptitrated to 25 mg once daily...Other immunosuppressive agents, such as methotrexate, cyclosporine, and azathioprine, have been described in the literature with varying efficacy...Naltrexone is postulated to work due to its analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. It is a well-tolerated treatment for severe HHD that has drastically improved both our patient's skin and his quality of life.
The patient responded to ciclosporin therapy with gradual haematological improvement and became transfusion-independent within 6 months. This case highlights the importance of molecular profiling in T-LGLL presentations and expands the known mutational spectrum of STAT3 It also raises the possibility that non-SH2 (Src homology 2) domain STAT3 mutations may contribute to disease pathogenesis and influence treatment response in T-LGLL.
20 days ago
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CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8) • STAT3 (Signal Transducer And Activator Of Transcription 3)
This review provides a systematic analysis of the clinical, biological, and histological characteristics of EF, its associated triggers, and therapeutic strategies based on a comprehensive review of reported cases. We found that poor prognostic factors include diagnostic delay (>6 months), trunk involvement, early-onset disease (<12 years), and morphea-like skin lesions.
Among patients with psoriasis and DM, APR was associated with a lower incidence of DM-AEs, whereas cyclosporine and acitretin were associated with higher incidences compared with MTX.