Acute hypoxic respiratory failure secondary to antisynthetase syndrome: A case report and review of literature

Objective: Antisynthetase syndrome is a condition that includes interstitial lung disease and inflammatory myositis in its definition. The interstitial lung disease of this syndrome can vary in severity and if not identified soon enough, can lead to severe respiratory failure. Here we present a pati...

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Main Authors: Michelle Cancel, M.D., Mingchen Song, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118303800