title: Myositis is a category IV indication for plasmapheresis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lavelle
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Julie Katz
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Karp
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000628:therapy*; D009220:Myositis / Q000628:therapy*; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000379:methods*