title: Dermatomyositis in a patient with malignant melanoma.
abstract: The association between dermatomyositis and malignancy has been a controversial issue discussed in the literature. We will describe a rare case of a 34-year-old woman with a 6-year history of malignant melanoma and new onset dermatomyositis. To the best of our knowledge only 8 such cases have been previously reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Medicine Department F, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gruberg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Langevitz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Levartowsky
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pras
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis