A Case of Rash with Flagellate Erythema and Muscle Weakness: Another Example of Dermatomyositis

  • Rita Reis Correia Centro de Responsabilidade Integrada de Medicina Interna, Unidade Local de Saúde de Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7948-7346
  • Paulina Mariano Centro de Responsabilidade Integrada de Medicina Interna, Unidade Local de Saúde de Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7051-9770
  • Sandra Martin Centro de Responsabilidade Integrada de Medicina Interna, Unidade Local de Saúde de Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal
  • Maria Eugenia André Centro de Responsabilidade Integrada de Medicina Interna, Unidade Local de Saúde de Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1898-4373
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.78.3.1256
Keywords: Dermatomyositis, Erythema, Exanthema, Muscle Weakness

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Published
2020-09-27
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Reis Correia, R., Mariano, P., Martin, S., & André, M. E. (2020). A Case of Rash with Flagellate Erythema and Muscle Weakness: Another Example of Dermatomyositis. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 78(3), 285-287. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.78.3.1256
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Vol 78 No 3 (2020): July - September
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Letter to the Editor

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