Review Article

New Onset of Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis during Anti-TNF-α Therapies: A Systematic Literature Review

Table 2

Characteristics of patients reported regarding diagnostic parameters for antisynthetase syndrome.

Author, yearAntisynthetase antibodies pre-TNF- Antisynthetase antibodies after anti-TNF- MyositisILDArthritisRaynaud’s phenomenonFeverMechanics hand disease

Ishikawa et al., 2011 [24]NAAnti-PL-12Present/PMPresentPresentAbsentPresentAbsent
Ishikawa et al., 2011 [24]NAAnti-PL-7Present/DMPresentPresentAbsentNANA
Ishikawa et al., 2011 [24]Jo-1Jo-1Present/PMPresentPresentAbsentAbsentAbsent
Hall and Zimmermann, 2006 [18]NegativeJo-1Present/DMPresentPresentAbsentAbsentAbsent
Urata et al., 2006 [17]Jo-1Jo-1Present/PMPresentPresentAbsentAbsentAbsent
Musial et al., 2003 [14]Jo-1Jo-1Present/PMPresentPresentAbsentPresentAbsent

ILD: interstitial lung disease, PM: polymyositis, DM: dermatomyositis, NA: not available.