Paraneoplastic myopathy in pancreatic cancer: a case report and literature review.

Dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) are both immune-mediated inflammatory myopathies known to occur in paraneoplastic syndromes associated with a new diagnosis of malignancy, most commonly breast, ovarian, lung, pancreatic, stomach, colorectal, and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in DM and breast, lung, bladder cancer, and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in PM. While inflammatory markers such as creatine kinase (CK) may be elevated with either DM or PM, marked elevation is rare. Herein, we report a case of newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer presenting with inflammatory myopathy and marked CK elevation.

Recurrent Stroke and Fatal Ruptured Mycotic Aneurysm Caused by Invasive Infection.

Introduction: species are ubiquitous fungi that may cause invasive infection, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Invasive aspergillosis most commonly affects the lungs but can also disseminate to the central nervous system (CNS). Manifestations of CNS aspergillosis include abscesses and, rarely, mycotic aneurysm leading to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).