Polymyositis, pulmonary fibrosis, and hepatitis C

Arthritis Rheum. 1995 Mar;38(3):437-9. doi: 10.1002/art.1780380324.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear / blood*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / diagnosis
  • Autoimmune Diseases / etiology*
  • Hepatitis C / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymyositis / diagnosis
  • Polymyositis / etiology*
  • Polymyositis / immunology
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / etiology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear
  • Jo-1 antibody