Association of Dermatomyositis Sine Dermatitis With Anti-Nuclear Matrix Protein 2 Autoantibodies - PubMed

Dermatomyositis sine dermatitis does exist and accounts for 8% of patients with DM confirmed with muscle biopsy. Dermatomyositis sine dermatitis is significantly associated with anti-NXP-2 autoantibodies, which contrasts with anti-MDA5 DM, which is typically clinically amyopathic in presentation. It…