Dermatomyositis and Hodgkin's disease. Case report and review of the literature.
The association between dermatomyositis and malignant tumors, especially carcinomas, is well documented. However, lymphoreticular malignancies have rarely been reported. A patient in whom Hodgkin's disease was diagnosed 5.5 years after the onset of dermatomyositis is described. The independent course of the two diseases is discussed and previously reported cases of lymphoma and dermatomyositis are reviewed.
D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis