Open AccessDermatomyositis associated with adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case report
Author(s) -
Naseem Palakkuzhiyil,
R Namitha,
SV Rakhesh,
Rinu Thomas,
N. A. Uvais
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_467_18
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatomyositis , adenocarcinoma , lung , basal cell , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , pathology , cancer , radiology
The association of dermatomyositis and underlying malignancies, especially small cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, has been recognized a long time ago. We report the case of a 63-year-old male chronic smoker with adenocarcinoma lung associated with dermatomyositis. The occurrence of dermatomyositis should be considered as a potential presentation of paraneoplastic syndromes and physicians encountering similar clinical situations should perform extensive diagnostic work-up to exclude underlying neoplastic lesions.