Dermatomyositis Associated with Gallbladder Cancer.
10.4078/jrd.2014.21.5.261
- Author:
Jin Su PARK
1
;
Jung Yoon PYO
;
Yong Beom PARK
;
Soo Kon LEE
;
Sang Won LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sangwonlee@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dermatomyositis;
Gallbladder cancer;
Malignancy;
Inflammatory myopathy
- MeSH:
Aged;
Dermatomyositis*;
Gallbladder Neoplasms*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Korea;
Male;
Myositis;
Skin Manifestations
- From:Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
2014;21(5):261-265
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Dermatomyositis, an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with characteristic skin manifestations, is associated with several types of cancer. Only three cases of gallbladder cancer with dermatomyositis have been reported worldwide, and none has been reported in Korea. We present a case of a 71-year-old male with proven dermatomyositis associated with gallbladder cancer to emphasize the necessity of work-up for malignancies with low incidence in patients with inflammatory myopathies.
