Lymphoma arising from a calcinotic lesion in a patient with juvenile dermatomyositis.
Approximately one-third of adult patients with dermatomyositis develop malignancy, usually within 1 year of diagnosis of dermatomyositis. This phenomenon is not seen in patients with juvenile dermatomyositis. We are reporting a case of B-cell lymphoma arising from a calcinotic lesion in a 14-year-old girl who had been diagnosed with juvenile dermatomyositis 3 years prior. Our review of the literature revealed only one other case of malignancy arising from an area of calcinosis.
Morris
Paula
P
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Rheumatology and Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202, USA. morrispaulak@uams.edu
Herrera-Guerra
Angel
A
Parham
David
D
D000293:Adolescent; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications*