title: Cutaneous vasculitis in a patient with dermatomyositis without muscle involvement.
abstract: A 74-year-old female patient with cutaneous ulcerations and typical dermatomyositis (DM) skin rash had no muscle disease for a 1-year and 5 months period. Histological examination of the skin ulceration indicated vascular occlusion without cellular infiltration. Cutaneous ulceration is a very rare manifestation of adult-onset DM patients without inflammatory myopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University, School of Medicine, Sagamihara.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kadoya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akahoshi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sekiyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology