Pericarditis as the Initial Manifestation of Antisynthetase Syndrome: A Case Report

Antisynthetase syndrome is a subtype of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by clinical manifestations that include myositis with a distinctive muscle biopsy pattern. Cardiac involvement has traditionally been considered a rare feature of this syndrome. Here, we report the case of a 63‐year‐old woman who initially presented with pericarditis.