Ann Arthritis Clin Rheumatol | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

A Case of Dermatomyositis in a Patient with Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Maya Abdel Megid1, Amanda Borham2 and Naomi Schlesinger2*

1University of Pennsylvania, USA
2Department of Medicine, Rutgers- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA

*Correspondance to: Naomi Schlesinger 

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Abstract

Dermatomyositis is associated with numerous types of malignancies. To the best of our knowledge, the association of dermatomyositis with Merkel Cell Carcinoma has not yet been reported in the English Medical literature. We herein report a case of dermatomyositis in a patient with Merkel cell carcinoma.

Keywords:

Dermatomyositis; Merkel cell carcinoma; CK20

Citation:

Megid MA, Borham A, Schlesinger N. A Case of Dermatomyositis in a Patient with Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Ann Arthritis Clin Rheumatol. 2019; 2(1): 1009.

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