Anti-RNP antibody in a child with undifferentiated carcinoma and no evidence of mixed connective tissue disease
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- 1 February 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Rheumatology
- Vol. 36 (2) , 289-291
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/36.2.289
Abstract
We describe a young girl who presented with musculoskeletal symptoms and who was found to have high titres of antinuclear antibody with anti-RNP antibody. She was initially suspected of having mixed connective tissue disease, but ultimately was found to have metastatic undifferentiated carcinoma with an unknown primary site. This is a very uncommon malignancy of childhood and an association with anti-RNP antibody has, to our knowledge, not been described. The clinical significance of this finding is discussed.Keywords
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