Extracorporeal Life Support Allows Lung Transplant in anti-MDA5+ Rapidly Progressive-Interstitial Lung Disease

Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody (anti-MDA5) dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare subtype of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, associated with severe interstitial lung disease (ILD) [1]. Footnotes This manuscript has recently been accepted for publication in the European Respiratory Journal . It is published here in its accepted form prior to copyediting and typesetting by our production team. After these production processes are complete and the authors have approved the resulting proofs, the article will move to the latest issue of the ERJ online. Please open or download the PDF to view this article. Conflict of interest: Dr. Bay has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. de Chambrun has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Roux has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Bunel has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Combes has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Israël Biet has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Zuber has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Nunes has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Allenbach has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Uzunhan has nothing to disclose.