Paraneoplastic Wong-Type Dermatomyositis Associated with Gynecological Malignancy
Although dermatomyositis is known to be a possible paraneoplastic syndrome, often in the setting of gynecological cancers, Wong-type dermatomyositis—a rare variant of dermatomyositis—has not been clearly associated with internal malignancies to date. There is only one report from Japan of a woman wh...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Medicina |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/4/484 |
| Summary: | Although dermatomyositis is known to be a possible paraneoplastic syndrome, often in the setting of gynecological cancers, Wong-type dermatomyositis—a rare variant of dermatomyositis—has not been clearly associated with internal malignancies to date. There is only one report from Japan of a woman who developed Wong-type dermatomyositis together with the recurrence of uterine cancer. We report the case of a Caucasian patient who presented with infrequent Wong-type dermatomyositis with positive anti-TIF1γ antibodies; screening for internal malignancies revealed fallopian tube carcinoma. |
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| ISSN: | 1010-660X 1648-9144 |