CASE REPORT   

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia 1998 October;133(5):345-7

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language: Italian

Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis. Report of a case

Tosti A., Marzaduri S., Benini A., Varotti C.

Università degli Studi - Bologna, Istituto di Clinica Dermatologica

A case of paraneoplastic dermatomyositis associated with a primary hepatic carcinoma in a 69 year-old male patient is reported. The patient presented, in addition to the typical signs of dermatomyositis, impressive necrotic-hemorrhagic lesions on the internal canthi, the periungual areas and on fingertips. The epidemiology of paraneoplastic dermatomyositis together with clinical criteria, including necrotic-hemorrhagic lesions, which might suggest this condition are discussed.