Dermatomyositis following Treatment of Cancer
Open Access
- 1 June 1965
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Vol. 41 (476) , 371-373
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.41.476.371
Abstract
A case of dermatomyositis following on treatment of a carcinoma with radio-therapy is reported. Dermatomyositis, an entity distinct from other connective tissue disorders and the carcinomatous neuromyopathies, occurs in 2 forms: Adult, often associated with malignancy; and Juvenile, not associated. The etiology may lie in some form of auto-immunity, but in adult cases with malignancy, the converse, a failure of immunity, could be the cause.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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