Case Report: amyopathic dermatomyositis associated with transformed malignant lymphoma.
Amyopathic dermatomyositis is a disease of unknown origin characterized by the specific skin lesions of dermatomyositis but without clinical or laboratory evidence of myopathy. During the past 15 years, a great controversy between the different reports concerning a possible association of dermatomyositis with malignancy has been noted. In this report, the authors describe a patient with amyopathic dermatomyositis who presented first with a benign hyperplasia of the lymph node, which finally transformed into frank malignant lymphoma. In addition to follow-up care, screening tests to search for occult malignancy in patients with amyopathic dermatomyositis (or dermatomyositis) are recommended.
Osman
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Y
First Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
Narita
M
M
Kishi
K
K
Fujiwara
H
H
Fukuda
T
T
Koike
T
T
Shibata
A
A
D000368:Aged; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D018858:Germinal Center / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology