Amyopathic dermatomyositis resembling stasis dermatitis.
This case describes an unusual presentation of dermatomyositis in a patient with ovarian carcinoma. The eruption appeared as a venous stasislike dermatitis. The temporal sequence of onset after chemotherapy administration suggested a possible drug-induced process. However, in the context of underlying ovarian carcinoma, a paraneoplastic process offered an alternative explanation for the dermatomyositis.
Department of Dermatology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Anne M
AM
Seidler
Daniel I
DI
Wasserman
Aldo
A
González-Serva
Nellie
N
Konnikov
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000009:adverse effects; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000009:adverse effects; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016190:Carboplatin; D017239:Paclitaxel