Kaposi Sarcoma and Polymyositis
- 1 October 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 110 (4), 605-607
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1974.01630100061016
Abstract
Polymyositis is a rare inflammatory disease of striated muscle and is a sign of malignant tumor in 30% to 50% of patients over 40 years of age. A patient had Kaposi sarcoma occurring in association with polymyositis. To my knowledge, the occurrence of Kaposi sarcoma and polymyositis has not previously been reported.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- PolymyositisAmerican Journal Of Medicine, 1963