[Dermatomyositis as paraneoplastic syndrome of bladder tumor]

Actas Urol Esp. 1992 Jul;16(7):576-8.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The dermatomyositis is a connective tissue disease characterized by changes affecting both the skin and the muscle, appearing most frequently around the fifth and sixth decades and which association to a vesical tumour is very rare. This paper contributes one case of paraneoplastic dermatomyositis associated to infiltrant vesical tumour, presenting erythematous damage in face, nape of the neck and upper thorax, as well as periorbital heliotrope erythema and fingernails base and sides telangiectasia, all of which are typical signs of dermatomyositis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / complications*
  • Dermatomyositis / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / etiology*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / complications*