Syndrome in question
An. bras. dermatol
; 91(3): 387-389, tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
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 succeed the diagnosis of neoplasia. The prognosis of cases associated with breast cancer is worse than the idiopathic form. Treatment is based mainly on the resolution of the underlying disease, beyond immunosuppressants.
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LILACS
Main subject:
Paraneoplastic Syndromes
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Breast Neoplasms
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Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast
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Dermatomyositis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
DERMATOLOGIA
Year:
2016
Type:
Article