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Rheumatology
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Interstitial lung disease
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Myositis
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General Rheumatology
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ILD
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CTD-ILD
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Pulmonary
In a patient with low titer +anti-SAE antibody and known ILD, but no other clinical features of dermatomyositis, how would you approach further testing or would you treat the patient as dermatomyositis associated ILD?
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