A Case of Dermatomyositis with Great Improvement after the Resection of Gastric Carcinoma
The bulletin of the Yamaguchi Medical School Volume 37 Issue 1-2
Page 53-59
published_at 1990-06
Title
A Case of Dermatomyositis with Great Improvement after the Resection of Gastric Carcinoma
Creators
Sato Shiro
Creators
Imamura Takashi
Creators
Fujiyama Junichi
Creators
Yamamoto Keiichiro
Creators
Suzuki Ryouko
Creators
Asagami Chidori
Source Identifiers
Creator Keywords
Dermatomyositis associated with malignancy
Resection of gastric cancer
Treatment without steroid
Although the cause and etiological mechanisms of dermatomyositis remain unknown, an association of dermatomyositis with internal malignant tumors has been discussed. A 67-year-old man was seen in our clinic with muscle weakness and erythema discussed. A 67-years-old man was seen in our clinic with muscle weakness and erythema and was diagnosed as dermatomyositis. He was then found suffering from gastric carcinoma. Undergone the resection of gastric cancer, the showed a considerable improvement in his clinical features of dermatomyositis without steroid administration. We describe the case referring to the recent literature.
Languages
eng
Resource Type
departmental bulletin paper
Publishers
Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
Date Issued
1990-06
File Version
Version of Record
Access Rights
open access
Relations
[ISSN]0513-1812
[NCID]AA00594272
Schools
医学部