Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis as an unusual presentation of breast cancer

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Palabras clave, Dermatomiositis, cáncer de mama, Síndromes Paraneoplásicos

Abstract

Introduction: Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune muscle inflammation exhibited rash, and proximal muscle weakness, associated with cardiac complications such as myocarditis and / or conduction disorders. In some cases, it can be the only clinical manifestation of hidden malignancy, so its early detection can have great repercussions on the prognosis of the hidden tumor.Objective: To describe the case of a patient with a paraneoplastic syndrome caused by dermatopolymyositis as an unusual presentation of breast cancer. Clinical case report: This is a patient in her fifties with no significant clinical personal history, who had disabling proximal weakness, predominantly in her upper limbs, fever and significant elevation of creatine kinase (CPK), under a diagnosis of dermatopolymyositis as the main manifestation of an infiltrating breast cancer.Conclusions: Dermatomyositis in middle-aged women should make us suspect an occult neoplastic pathology. The most important is to rule out breast cancer. Keywords: dermatomyositis; breast cancer; paraneoplastic syndromes.

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Felipe Alejandro Muñoz Rossi, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Medico internista de la universidad nacional de colombia Internista de la fundacion sanitas Hospital Santa Maria del Lago

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2021-09-16

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Muñoz Rossi FA. Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis as an unusual presentation of breast cancer. Rev Cubana Med [Internet]. 2021 Sep. 16 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];60(3). Available from: https://revmedicina.sld.cu/index.php/med/article/view/1944

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Vol. 60 No. 3 (2021): Suplemento

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Case Reports

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