[Polymyalgia rheumatica and pulmonary cancer: paraneoplastic syndrome].
An 83-year-old lady was admitted for bilateral pain and weakness of the shoulder and hip girdles. These symptoms suggested a Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) but there was no response to corticosteroids. A pulmonary adenocarcinoma without any metastasis was then diagnosed. The excision of this tumor was followed by prompt and complete recovery. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate became normal within a few days, also. Such an issue seems to prove that PMR may occasionally be associated with neoplasia. This association appears anecdotal in the literature and remains without clear explanation.
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Service de Rhumatologie, Médecine Physique et Réhabilitation, CHUV, Lausanne, Suisse.
Buchard
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Gerster
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000150:complications*
Polymyalgia rheumatica et cancer pulmonaire: syndrome paranéoplasique.