How would you differentiate new onset inflammatory myositis from paraneoplastic phenomena in a patient with recurrent uterine cancer who is taking aromatase inhibitor?

Topics: Rheumatology • Myositis

Answer from: at Academic Institution

Unfortunately, distinguishing whether the patient's dermatomyositis (DM) is "idiopathic" or paraneoplastic the patient with active/recent malignancy is incredibly difficult, if not impossible. While certain myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSA) such as anti-TIF-gamma and anti-NXP-2 are associated w...

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