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Chest wall dysfunction secondary to pleuritis is the most commonly proposed cause. In this case report, we highlight a new potential mechanism of SLS in SLE, namely diaphragmatic weakness associated with myositis with CD20 positive B-cell aggregates.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A 51-year-old Caucasian woman was diagnosed with SLE and secondary Sj\u00f6gren\u2019s syndrome based on a history of pleuritis, constrictive pericarditis, polyarthritis, photosensitivity, alopecia, oral ulcers, xerophthalmia and xerostomia. Serologies were significant for positive antinuclear antibodies, anti-SSA, lupus anticoagulant and anti-cardiolopin. Blood work revealed a low C3 and C4, lymphopenia and thrombocytopenia. She was treated with with low-dose prednisone and remained in remission with oral hydroxychloroquine. Seven years later, she developed mild proximal muscle weakness and exertional dyspnea. Pulmonary function testing revealed a restrictive pattern with small lung volumes. Pulmonary imaging showed elevation of the right hemidiaphragm without evidence of interstitial lung disease. Diaphragmatic ultrasound was suggestive of profound diaphragmatic weakness and dysfunction. Based on these findings, a diagnosis of SLS was made. Her proximal muscle weakness was investigated, and creatine kinase (CK) levels were normal. Electromyography revealed fibrillation potentials in the biceps, iliopsoas, cervical and thoracic paraspinal muscles, and complex repetitive discharges in cervical paraspinal muscles. Biceps muscle biopsy revealed dense endomysial lymphocytic aggregates rich in CD20 positive B cells, perimysial fragmentation with plasma cell-rich perivascular infiltrates, diffuse sarcolemmal upregulation of class I MHC, perifascicular upregulation of class II MHC, and focal sarcolemmal deposition of C5b-9. Treatment with prednisone 15\u00a0mg\/day and oral mycophenolate mofetil 2\u00a0g\/day was initiated. Shortness of breath and proximal muscle weakness improved significantly.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Diaphragmatic weakness was the inaugural manifestation of myositis in this patient with SLE. The spectrum of myologic manifestations of myositis with prominent CD20 positive B-cell aggregates in SLE now includes normal CK levels and diaphragmatic involvement, in association with SLS.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s41927-021-00240-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,16]],"date-time":"2022-02-16T00:03:36Z","timestamp":1644969816000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Myositis with prominent B-cell aggregates causing shrinking lung syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Flavie","family":"Roy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pat","family":"Korathanakhun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jason","family":"Karamchandani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bruno-Pierre","family":"Dub\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Oc\u00e9ane","family":"Landon-Cardinal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nathalie","family":"Routhier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Caroline","family":"Peyronnard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rami","family":"Massie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Val\u00e9rie","family":"Leclair","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alain","family":"Meyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Josiane","family":"Bourr\u00e9-Tessier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Minoru","family":"Satoh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marvin J.","family":"Fritzler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jean-Luc","family":"Sen\u00e9cal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marie","family":"Hudson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Erin K.","family":"O\u2019Ferrall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yves","family":"Troyanov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Benjamin","family":"Ellezam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4523-8525","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jean-Paul","family":"Makhzoum","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,16]]},"reference":[{"issue":"33","key":"240_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e4626","DOI":"10.1097\/MD.0000000000004626","volume":"95","author":"H Borrell","year":"2016","unstructured":"Borrell H, Narvaez J, Alegre JJ, Castellvi I, Mitjavila F, Aparicio M, et al. 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