@article { author = {Toujani, Sonia and Mansour, Amani Ben and Mjid, Meriem and Hedhli, Abir and Cherif, Jouda and Ouahchy, Yassine and Beji, Majed}, title = {Acute Respiratory Failure as the First Manifestation of Antisynthetase Syndrome}, journal = {TANAFFOS (Respiration)}, volume = {16}, number = {1}, pages = {76-79}, year = {2017}, publisher = {National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran}, issn = {1735-0344}, eissn = {2345-3729}, doi = {}, abstract = {We report the case of a 40-year-old man with acute respiratory failure syndrome that later proved to be an initial manifestation of antisynthetase syndrome. The diagnosis of this rare combination of a connective tissue disease and an acute respiratory failure is difficult in a previously asymptomatic patient. Early diagnosis and immunosuppressive therapy started precociously prevented the disease progression and resulted in a good outcome.}, keywords = {Antisynthetase syndrome,Respiratory failure,Interstitial lung disease}, url = {https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_242183.html}, eprint = {https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_242183_4d31b620c51736caf5612476edcea47b.pdf} }