Black rash in dark-skinned people: do not forget dermatomyositis.

Neuromuscul Disord

Department of Neurology, University Hospital "12 de Octubre", Madrid, Spain; Research Institute (i+12), University Hospital "12 de Octubre", Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain; Department of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:

Published: October 2023

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