title: Adult respiratory distress syndrome in polymyositis patients with the anti-Jo-1 antibody.
abstract: We report 3 patients with polymyositis and the anti-Jo-1 antibody who developed fatal adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Other than the presence of the anti-Jo-1 antibody, there were no other consistent clinical features at the onset of disease that were predictive of ARDS development.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3221, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Clawson
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Oddis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; C046750:Jo-1 antibody