Dermatomyositis Associated with Lung Cancer: A Brief Review of the Current Literature and Retrospective Single Institution Experience

Walid Shalata, Jeremy Zolnoorian, Amichay Meirovitz, Kim Sheva, Ashraf Abu Jama, Omar Abu Saleh, Alexander Yakobson

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    Abstract

    Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory myopathy that is often related to lung cancer. In this retrospective observational study, we analyzed data from patients diagnosed with lung cancer at Soroka University Medical Center between January 2017 and July 2021. A total of 689 patients with lung cancer were included in this study, 97 of whom had small cell lung cancer and 592 had non-small cell lung cancer. We identified a single patient (60-year-old female) who presented with signs and symptoms of dermatomyositis, which was later confirmed to be associated with lung cancer as a paraneoplastic syndrome. Both our study and a recent review of the literature illustrate the temporal link between dermatomyositis and lung cancer, as well as reinforce the need for heightened cancer screenings in DM patients.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number40
    JournalLife
    Volume13
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Jan 2023

    Keywords

    • dermal toxicity
    • dermatomyositis
    • lung cancer
    • paraneoplastic syndrome

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
    • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
    • Space and Planetary Science
    • Paleontology

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