A Case of Erythrodermic Dermatomyositis Associated with Gastric Cancer.
- Author:
Sung Woo KIM
1
;
Yoo Seok KANG
;
Sang Hoon PARK
;
Un Ha LEE
;
Hyun Su PARK
;
Sang Jai JANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Dermatomyositis; Erythroderma; Gastric cancer; Malignancy
- MeSH: Dermatitis, Exfoliative; Dermatomyositis; Humans; Skin Manifestations; Stomach Neoplasms
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2009;21(4):435-439
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Erythroderma is an unusual cutaneous finding associated with dermatomyositis. There are only five cases of erythrodermic dermatomyositis reported in the English literature. We treated a case of erythrodermic dermatomyositis associated with a Bormann type 1 gastric cancer. The patient had a generalized, erythematous scaly eruption consistent with erythroderma and Gottron's papules as well as a heliotrope rash; these are the hallmark skin manifestations of dermatomyositis.
