title: Polymyositis, pulmonary fibrosis, and hepatitis C.
abstract: Polymyositis has been associated with several viral infections, and a spectrum of immune-related diseases may occur with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Both polymyositis and HCV infection may be accompanied by interstitial lung disease; however, no association between polymyositis and HCV infection has been reported previously. We report a new association in a patient with HCV infection: anti-Jo-1 positive polymyositis and interstitial lung disease.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65212.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weidensaul
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imam
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Holyst
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: McMurray
mesh_terms: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; C046750:Jo-1 antibody