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ArticleBMJ case reports2020

Dermatomyositis presenting as heart failure revealed a concealed cervical malignancy: an infrequent clinical nexus.

Ritwik Ghosh, Souvik Dubey, Subhankar Chatterjee, Rakesh Biswas

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ritwik GhoshDepartment of General Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
Souvik DubeyDepartment of Neuromedicine, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Subhankar ChatterjeeDepartment of General Medicine, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
Rakesh BiswasDepartment of General Medicine, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally, Telangana, India rakesh7biswas@gmail.com.
Bangur Institute of Neurosciences · INBurdwan Medical College & Hospital · INInstitute of Medical Sciences · INRajendra Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dermatomyositis (DM) belongs to the spectrum of inflammatory myopathies which are a heterogeneous group of acquired disorders in which dysregulated immune system is thought to play a major pathologic role. Patients with DM generally present with characteristic skin manifestations with or without muscle weakness and pain. Although subclinical myocardial involvement in DM is well reported in literature, heart failure (HF) as its principal manifestation is extremely rare. Recognition of DM, a known paraneoplastic syndrome, should prompt clinicians to search for underlying malignancy. While gynaecological malignancies are common in association with DM, cervical cancer has rarely been heard of as an aetiology of paraneoplastic DM. We are reporting a case of DM in a postmenopausal woman presenting with advanced decompensated congestive HF with hidden squamous cell carcinoma of cervix.

Indexed as

AgedDermatomyositisDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHeart FailureHumansMuscle WeaknessParaneoplastic SyndromesUterine Cervical Neoplasmscardiovascular systemdermatologymalignant disease and immunosuppressionmusculoskeletal and joint disordersneurology (drugs and medicines)

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PMID32111708
PMCPMC7050313
OpenAlexW3007974470

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