An Unusual Suspect Causing Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Introduction: Antisynthetase syndrome (ASS) is characterized by the presence of anti-Jo-1 antibodies in conjunction with clinical findings of fever, polymyositis-dermatomyositis, and interstitial lung disease (ILD). Inflammatory myopathies carry a high risk of malignancy, but this association is les...

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Main Authors: Masooma Aqeel MD, Bjorn Batdorf MD, Horatiu Olteanu MD, PhD, Jayshil J. Patel MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709616687587