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Dermatomyositis Anteceding Lung Adenocarcinoma

Dermatomyositis is often presented as paraneoplastic syndrome. The diagnosis of dermatomyositis can prompt clinicians to further investigate the underlying cause, in particular malignancy. This case report illustrates the association of lung adenocarcinoma and dermatomyositis with antecedent present...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lim, Jin Lee, Yusof, Nor Syahida, Md Tarekh, Noor Aliza, Abdul Rahman, Rozanah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7749829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33364104
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11580
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Sumario:Dermatomyositis is often presented as paraneoplastic syndrome. The diagnosis of dermatomyositis can prompt clinicians to further investigate the underlying cause, in particular malignancy. This case report illustrates the association of lung adenocarcinoma and dermatomyositis with antecedent presentation of cutaneous and musculoskeletal manifestations, one year prior to the diagnosis of carcinoma.