Carcinoma of the gall bladder presenting as dermatomyositis.
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.
Kundu
A K
AK
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NilRatan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata-700 014, West Bengal.
Karmakar
P S
PS
Bera
A B
AB
Pal
S K
SK
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