Manasmon ChairatchaneeboonKanokvalai KulthananAraya ManapajonMahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. Department of Dermatology2017-09-112017-09-112017-09-112015SpringerPlus. Vol.4, (2015), 201https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/2802Panniculitis is an uncommon cutaneous manifestation in dermatomyositis. It not only occurs in idiopathic dermatomyositis, but also rarely occurs in the setting of malignancy-associated dermatomyositis. Calcinosis cutis is also less likely to be found in adult-onset dermatomyositis. In malignancy-associated dermatomyositis, panniculitis can precede, concur, or follow the diagnosis of malignancy. We report the case of a 26-year-old Thai female with calcific panniculitis in the setting of adult-onset dermatomyositis associated with nasopharyngeal cancer. The clinical course of calcific panniculitis in our case was not parallel to the course of malignancy. Calcific panniculitis can appear many years after, despite the remission of the cancer. A thorough review of the previously reported literature is also provided.engMahidol UniversityAdultCalcinosisDermatomyositisNasopharyngeal neoplasmOpen Access articleResearch ArticleSpringer10.1186/s40064-015-0994-7