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Malignancy associated dermatomyositis with fibrosing alveolitis
Author(s) -
HOLMES R.,
BLACK M.M.,
FAREBROTHER M.J.B.,
GRUTTEN M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1980.tb01726.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatomyositis , malignancy , dermatology , pathology
Summary A fatal case of dermatomyositis is described in which fibrosing alveolitis (mural type) resulted in a rapid deterioration of respiratory function and death within 6 weeks of the onset of respiratory symptoms. Our patient's dermatomyositis was associated with an underlying carcinoma of the bronchus; fibrosing alveolitis has not previously been described with malignancy associated dermatomyositis.