Learning Point
Point 1 - This case illustrates auto-antibody testing as an essential diagnostic tool in patients with idiopathic ILD.
It is the first reported case of isolated anti-Ku-related ILD without clinical manifestation of CTD. This may represent an independent pathology or a diagnosis of ILD that precedes development of clinical manifestations of a CTD.
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