TY - JOUR T1 - Drs. Cao and Zheng reply JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1100 LP - 1100 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.170531 VL - 44 IS - 7 AU - HUA CAO AU - JIE ZHENG Y1 - 2017/07/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/44/7/1100.abstract N2 - To the Editor:We appreciate Nagashima, et al1 for the comments on our recent paper about a distinctive cutaneous feature in a subset of patients with classic dermatomyositis (DM) and clinically amyopathic DM2.In our study, we found that patients with DM/clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) who have ulcerative Gottron papules/Gottron sign with positive anti-MDA5 antibody and significantly lower baseline creatine kinase level are at increased risk of interstitial lung disease, especially acute/subacute interstitial pneumonia.Nagashima, et al reported the survival of … Address correspondence to Dr. J. Zheng, Department of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai 200025, China. E-mail: jie-zheng2001{at}126.com ER -