Abstract:Context: Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory myopathy, which results from loss of tolerance to a select group of autoantigens, with an incidence of approximately 0.8 to 1.2 per 100,000, of bimodal distribution, more frequent in women, with important relationship with paraneoplasia, usually responsive to treatment. Case report: female, 65 years old, black, rural worker, with history of increased skin pigmentation in early 2019. After two months, she was bedridden, with dysphagia. Physical examination revealed pa… Show more
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