Dermatomyositis complicated by acute granulocytic leukeumia.
In this case of dermatomyositis, the patient's clinical course was complicated by the development of acute granulocytic leukemia. Various malignancies complicating dermatomyositis have been reported in the literature. Rarely have these been of the hematopoietic system.
D000328:Adult; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male