[Curettage for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum: a descriptive study].

Careful consideration must be given to the possibility of occult neoplasms in dermatomyositis in middle-aged to elderly patients.3,8,9 The most common cancers found in association with dermatomyositis are ovarian, pancreatic, and lung cancers. We have presented a case of dermatomyositis associated with cancer of the lung and presenting livedo reticulated ulcers due to livedoid vasculopathy. We wish to stress the importance of screening for occult neoplasms in elderly patients with dermatomyositis, particularly when they have extensive skin manifestations.