Amyopathic dermatomyositis associated with malignancy
Amyopathic dermatomyositis associated with malignancy
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-4362.1996.tb03698.x
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发表时间:
1996-09-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
James, WD
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作者:
Finger, DR;Dunn, CL;James, WD
The article discusses amyopathic dermatomyositis associated with malignancy in a case study of a 77 year old woman. Cutaneous manifestations of dermatomyositis include Gottron's papules, periungual telangiectasias, photosensitivity, a heliotrope periorbital eruption and poikiloderma. These skin findings may precede the development of an inflammatory, proximal myopathy, the other characteristic feature of this disease. The term amyopathic dermatomyositis was first used in 1979 in reference to those patients with classic cutaneous manifestations of dermatomyositis with minimal or no muscle involvement. In adults, dermatomyositis has been associated with internal malignancy, but it has been suggested that amyopathic dermatomyositis lacks this association.