title: Dermatomyositis-erythrodermia: clinical presentation not associated to malignancy. A case report.
abstract: The association of erythroderma and dermatomyositis is rare. In 6 reported cases found by searching Pubmed, half of them were associated with digestive tract neoplasms (stomach and liver). We report the case of a 69 years-old woman with bilateral proximal weakness, joint pain, photosensitivity, facial and heliotrope erythema lasting 18 months. One month prior to hospital admission she showed progressive dysphagia and a universal erythema and scaling that affected mucosa, palms and soles with an accompanying weight loss of 10 kg in 6 months. No malignancy was identified at any level despite an exhaustive search.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Servicio de Reumatología, Centenario Hospital Miguel Hidalgo, Aguascalientes, México.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valdés-González
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Servicio de Reumatología, Centenario Hospital Miguel Hidalgo, Aguascalientes, México. Electronic address: drmariochavez@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chávez-López
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Servicio de Reumatología, Centenario Hospital Miguel Hidalgo, Aguascalientes, México.
authors.forename: Adán
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gallaga-Gutiérrez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Servicio de Reumatología, Centenario Hospital Miguel Hidalgo, Aguascalientes, México.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reyes-García
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003873:Dermatitis, Exfoliative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Dermatomiositis; Dermatomyositis; Eritrodermia; Erythrodermia; Malignancy; Malignidad