Saudi Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (SJPM)
Volume-3 | Issue-09 | 310-313
Case Report
Positive Rheumatoid Arthritis in Antisynthetase Syndrome
Fatima Zahra Haddani, Abderrahim Majjad, Tarik Youssoufi, Abdelhafid Guich, Hasna Hassikou
Published : Sept. 30, 2018
Abstract
Positive AnticyclicCitrullinatedPeptid Antibody in the antisynthetase
syndrome should not lead to systematic diagnosis of association Antisynthetase
syndrome-Rheumatoid arthritis. However their positivity is a marker of severity
provider of destructive changes in joint damage in the antisynthetase syndrome without
any diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis established.