Dermatomyositis as an Index of Malignant Neoplasm: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Case Reports1 May 1951DERMATOMYOSITIS AS AN INDEX OF MALIGNANT NEOPLASM: REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATUREMATTHEW J. BRUNNER, M.D., ROCCO V. LOBRAICO JR., M.D.MATTHEW J. BRUNNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROCCO V. LOBRAICO JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-5-1269 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDermatomyositis is a fairly well-defined clinical entity, usually readily distinguishable from lupus erythematosus disseminata, scleredema, early scleroderma, pellagra and trichinosis, the conditions it most closely resembles. Little is known of the possible causative factors, the general belief being that the disease perhaps has some toxic or infectious basis. Streptococci have been particularly suspect because of the frequently obtained history of sore throat, scarlatina or other acute respiratory infection preceding the appearance of dermatomyositis.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Some investigators have been able to isolate streptococci, staphylococci and other organisms7from the affected muscles, and Ormsby and Montgomery8state that...Bibliography1. JagerGrossman BVLA: Dermatomyositis, Arch. Int. Med. 73: 271-285, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Clark NS: Dermatomyositis in childhood: report of four cases, Arch. Dis. Childhood 21: 160-164, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LingenfelterHazen GPHH: Dermatomyositis in children: report of two cases with fatal termination, South. M. J. 33: 809-818, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. SchuermannKeil HH: Manifestations in the skin and mucous membranes in dermatomyositis, with special reference to the differentiation from systemic lupus erythematosus, Ann. Int. Med. 16: 828-871, 1942. LinkGoogle Scholar5. 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