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

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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

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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.

Subjects

医学 ( Other)

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