title: Carcinoma of the gall bladder presenting as dermatomyositis.
abstract: Dermatomyositis (DM), manifested as paraneoplastic syndrome, is not a very common clinical entity but its association with various internal malignancies is well-documented in literature. We present such a case of DM associated with characteristic skin lesions and subacute onset of proximal muscle weakness, acquired from a very rare malignancy like adenocarcinoma of gall bladder.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NilRatan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata-700 014, West Bengal.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kundu
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Karmakar
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Bera
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pal
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology