Dermatomyositis

A type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.

Hypercalcemia

An abnormally increased calcium concentration in the blood.


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PMID (PMCID)
23671729
OTHER
Dermatomyositis associated with gallbladder carcinoma: A case report.
Ni QF, Liu GQ, Pu LY, Kong LL, Kong LB.
World J Hepatol. 2013;5(4):230-3.
Patients with gallbladder carcinoma can present with a variety of paraneoplastic syndromes, including Cushing's syndrome, hypercalcemia, acanthosis nigricans, bullous pemphigoid, dermatomyositis and the sign of Leser-Trelat.
19302962
FEMALE Middle Aged
Paraneoplastic sensory neuropathy associated with small cell carcinoma of the gallbladder.
Uribe-Uribe NO, Jimenez-Garduno AM, Henson DE, Albores-Saavedra J.
Ann Diagn Pathol. 2009;13(2):124-6.
A small number of patients with carcinoma of the gallbladder can present with a variety of paraneoplastic syndromes, including the Cushing syndrome, hypercalcemia, acanthosis nigricans, bullous pemphigoid, dermatomyositis, and the Leser-Trelat sign.