Manasmon Chairatchaneeboon, Kanokvalai Kulthanan, Araya Manapajon Calcific panniculitis and nasopharyngeal cancer-associated adult-onset dermatomyositis: a case report and literature review. SpringerPlus. Vol.4, (2015), 201. doi:10.1186/s40064-015-0994-7 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/2802
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Calcific panniculitis and nasopharyngeal cancer-associated adult-onset dermatomyositis: a case report and literature review
Panniculitis is an uncommon cutaneous manifestation in dermatomyositis. It not only occurs in idiopathic
dermatomyositis, but also rarely occurs in the setting of malignancy-associated dermatomyositis. Calcinosis cutis is
also less likely to be found in adult-onset dermatomyositis. In malignancy-associated dermatomyositis, panniculitis
can precede, concur, or follow the diagnosis of malignancy. We report the case of a 26-year-old Thai female with
calcific panniculitis in the setting of adult-onset dermatomyositis associated with nasopharyngeal cancer. The clinical
course of calcific panniculitis in our case was not parallel to the course of malignancy. Calcific panniculitis can appear
many years after, despite the remission of the cancer. A thorough review of the previously reported literature is also
provided.
