Abstract:Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory disease, autoimmune, with proximal
myopathy associated with characteristic dermatological manifestations. In
adults, 20-50% of the cases are paraneoplastic manifestation, being mandatory
the workup for malignancy Herein we report a case of a woman with classic
dermatological presentation of dermatomyositis and newly diagnosed breast
cancer. In general, the clinical presentation of paraneoplastic dermatomyositis
is more exuberant and manifestations may precede, concur or s… Show more
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