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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 30.
Published in final edited form as: Indian J Rheumatol. 2021 Jan 18;15(6):81–90. doi: 10.4103/injr.injr_136_20

Figure 1. Asymptomatic low-grade myopathy in overlap syndrome with anti-Ku antibodies.

Figure 1.

A 67yr old female developed inflammatory arthritis, Raynaud’s, diffuse skin thickening (modified Rodnan Skin Score 18/51) with positive Anti-Ku antibodies. There were no myopathic symptoms/signs, but moderately elevated creatine kinase was identified on routine biochemistry. The arthritis was treated with steroids (a) with mycophenolate mofetil added as steroid sparing agent (b), leading to reduction in CpK to normal range. Asymptomatic non-specific interstitial pneumonia was present on CT thorax.