Dermatomiositis en el paciente anciano:un reto diagnóstico

  1. Torres-Briegas, María 1
  2. Vega-Rodríguez, Víctor José 2
  3. Lahoz-Tornos, Álvaro 1
  1. 1 Servicio de Medicina Interna, Complejo Asistencial de Soria, Soria, España
  2. 2 Servicio de Medicina Interna, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, España
Journal:
Revista Española de Casos Clínicos en Medicina Interna (RECCMI)

ISSN: 2530-0792

Year of publication: 2023

Issue Title: Revista Española de Casos Clínicos en Medicina Interna

Volume: 8

Issue: 2

Pages: 91-93

Type: Article

DOI: 10.32818/RECCMI.A8N2A10 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Dermatomyositis is a rare disease characterized by an inflammatory myopathy that follows up to a progressive weakness and dysphagia in a high percentage of patients. It can frequently lead to skin lesions that may help to conclude a final diagnosis. We present the case of an 88-year-old male that was admitted to the hospital because of muscular weakness in the lower extremities, dysphagia and erythematous scaly lesions on the neck and front face of the limbs. The importance of this case is to suspect causes whose characteristics can overlap with more prevalent problems in elder patients.

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