Polymyositis/dermatomyositis associated with acute myelocytic leukemia.
Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are inflammatory myopathic diseases that often accompany cancers. However, the relationship between PM/DM and acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) has not been elucidated. We present a case of PM that developed AML 12 months after initial diagnosis. We reviewed the cases in English literature and analyzed the association between PM/DM and AML. We conclude that PM/DM is a paraneoplastic syndrome of AML.
Department of Hematology, Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Zhejiang, China.
Jia-Kun
JK
Shen
Yong-Min
YM
Ding
Wen-Jing
WJ
Zhou
Jie
J
Jin
D000328:Adult; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000276:immunology*