| Literature DB >> 25279010 |
Sahana Shetty1, Julie Hephzibah2, Bidyut Borah1, Deepak Burad3, Vishnu Chandrakumar3, Mazhuvanchary Jacob Paul4, Nihal Thomas1.
Abstract
Paraneoplastic polyarthritis is a rare manifestation described in association with various solid tumours. We describe the clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, differential diagnosis, and management of a 28-year-old woman who presented with fever, weight loss, and symmetrical polyarthritis, subsequently diagnosed to have a metastatic neuroendocrine tumour of the adrenal gland with paraneoplastic polyarthritis. Paraneoplastic polyarthritis must be considered in polyarthritis unexplained by common aetiologies. The unusual presentation of this case, alerts us about the atypical presentation of these tumours. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case study of a neuroendocrine tumour presenting as paraneoplastic polyarthritis.Entities:
Keywords: Paraneoplastic polyarthritis; metastasis; neuroendocrine tumour
Year: 2014 PMID: 25279010 PMCID: PMC4157154 DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2014.2113
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Australas Med J ISSN: 1836-1935