Dermatomyositis revealing breast cancer: report of a case.

Pan Afr Med J

Obstetrics Gynecology Department I University, Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco.

Published: May 2016

Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare connective corresponding to an inflammatory disease of skeletal muscles. Paraneoplastic origin must always be sought, primarily gynecological tumor in women, but the investigations are often made difficult by the fact that a primary tumor is often not detectable at the time of the cutaneous manifestations. This approach includes in addition to the monitoring report at regular intervals of 6 to 12 months for two years after diagnosis. We report a case of Dermatomyositis revealing breast cancer.

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