TY - JOUR
T1 - Two cases of dermatomyositis with lung cancer
AU - Saigoh, Shiori
AU - Moroi, Yoichi
AU - Tashiro, Akari
AU - Shibata, Satoko
AU - Takeshita, Hiromichi
AU - Urabe, Kazunori
AU - Koga, Tetsuya
AU - Furue, Masutaka
AU - Yanagihara, Kenichi
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Dermatomyositis is considered to be associated with an increased risk of malignant disease. We report two patients manifesting dermatomyositis with lung cancer. One was a 66-year-old woman with heliotrope rash, Gottron's signs and diffuse poikiloderma of the trunk. As she did not have myositis, we assigned the diagnosis of amyopathic dermatomyositis. She had a lung adenocarcinoma and there was a slight improvement in the skin rash after successful treatment of lung cancer. The second patient was a 67-year-old man with cutaneous manifestations and myositis as well as interstitial pneumonia. He had small cell carcinoma of the lung. Treatment with oral corticosteroid for dermatomyositis was successful, despite worsening of lung cancer.
AB - Dermatomyositis is considered to be associated with an increased risk of malignant disease. We report two patients manifesting dermatomyositis with lung cancer. One was a 66-year-old woman with heliotrope rash, Gottron's signs and diffuse poikiloderma of the trunk. As she did not have myositis, we assigned the diagnosis of amyopathic dermatomyositis. She had a lung adenocarcinoma and there was a slight improvement in the skin rash after successful treatment of lung cancer. The second patient was a 67-year-old man with cutaneous manifestations and myositis as well as interstitial pneumonia. He had small cell carcinoma of the lung. Treatment with oral corticosteroid for dermatomyositis was successful, despite worsening of lung cancer.
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U2 - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.66.220
DO - 10.2336/nishinihonhifu.66.220
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:3042744347
VL - 66
SP - 220
EP - 225
JO - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
JF - Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology
SN - 0386-9784
IS - 3
ER -