Dermatomyositis Identified During Palliative Care Management for Chemotherapy-Associated Pain: A Case Report

DISCUSSION: Because this patient was referred to a palliative care team for the purpose of relieving pain caused by skin symptoms associated with chemotherapy, a crucial point is the symptoms were treated as side effects of the chemotherapy from the beginning. As neuropathy can occur as a result of chemotherapy, the pain and muscle weakness could be explained at the time; however, the symptoms continued to worsen even after the chemotherapy was stopped. Because the symptoms were not typical of polymyositis/dermatomyositis, diagnosis of the patient was delayed, even though he was treated in each specialized department. Our present case indicates that paraneoplastic syndrome should always be kept in mind when treating cancer patients.PMID:34823395 | DOI:10.1177/08258597211030382

Source: Journal of Palliative Care - November 26, 2021 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Hiroshi Hamada Tadashi Tanoue Osamu Saito Mitsufumi Endo Kanako Miyazaki Akime Miyasato Sayaka Iketani Ayaka Sugimori Chiaki Watanabe Hiroyuki Uchino Source Type: research