La dermatomiositis paraneoplásica es una enfermedad inflamatoria del tejido conectivo que responde a eventos inmunológicos ocasionados por la presencia de tumores malignos. Es más frecuente en mujeres de mediana edad y está ligada a cáncer de ovario, páncreas, estómago, colon y linfoma no Hodgkin. Presentamos dos casos de dermatomiositis de inicio amiopático asociados a cáncer de mama. El primero como parte de la progresión de la enfermedady el segundo como detonante para la búsqueda de un tumor oculto. Abstract:Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis is an inflammatory disease of the connective tissue that is caused by inmmunologic events in the presence of malignant tumors. It is more likely to happen in middle aged women and is related to ovarian, pancreatic, stomach and colon cancer and non Hogdkin lymphoma. We present two cases of dermatomyositis, with amyopathic origin associated to breast cancer. The first case occurs as the neoplasia evolves and thesecond one as an initial manifestation that leads to the search and subsequent diagnosis of cancer.
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