Introduction: Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome is a rare autoimmune syndrome usually seen in children and very rarely in adults. It typically presents with a triad of opsoclonus, myoclonus and ataxia, and is most often associated with a tumor or after an infection or vaccination. Around half of all adult cases are paraneoplastic in origin, and isolated case reports include associations with lung, breast and ovarian cancers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSclerosing lymphocytic lobulitis is strongly associated with type one diabetes, when it is then known as diabetic mastopathy. This very rare benign condition tends to present in premenopausal women, often with diabetic complications particularly retinopathy. Patients present with clinically suspicious fibrous breast lumps; these are commonly multiple, bilateral, and recurrent.
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