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Dermatomyositis and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Abraham Zeev,
Rosner Itzhak,
Rozenbaum Michael,
Goldenberg Katalin,
Weller Boaz
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02451.x
Subject(s) - dermatomyositis , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , medicine , dermatology , carcinoma , cancer , radiation therapy
A nasopharyngeal carcinoma was diagnosed in a 37‐year‐old man with a two year history of dermatomyositis. The physical and laboratory examinations excluded further medical problems. To our knowledge, this is the first case of dermatomyositis associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a white Israeli Jewish patient.