| Literature DB >> 32258595 |
Sara Coelho1,2, Helena Magalhães1,2, Jorge Correia1, Adriana Magalhães3, Patrícia Lourenço1.
Abstract
Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory rheumatologic condition that occurs frequently in the elderly. It has been, although infrequently, associated with malignancies, in a synchronous or closely time-related appearance. In such circumstances, polymyalgia rheumatica is considered to be a paraneoplastic syndrome and is often atypical in presentation with poor response to glucocorticoid treatment. We report the case of a 79-year-old woman in which the simultaneous diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica and lung adenocarcinoma was made. Rheumatologic symptoms responded partially to anti-inflammatory medication, with further response to lung cancer targeted chemotherapy. Copyright 2017 PBJ-Associação Porto Biomedical/Porto Biomedical Society.Entities:
Keywords: Adenocarcinoma; Lung neoplasms; Paraneoplastic syndromes; Polymyalgia rheumatica
Year: 2017 PMID: 32258595 PMCID: PMC6806980 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbj.2017.01.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Porto Biomed J ISSN: 2444-8664