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BACKGROUND Pembrolizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against programmed cell death-1 protein. Pembrolizumab sometimes causes immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Dermatomyositis is a rare irAE of immune checkpoint inhibitors. The presentation is usually acute, and symptoms include edema with erythema of the eyelids, erythema of the forehead, and muscle weakness in both thighs. CASE REPORT Here we report a case of pembrolizumab-induced dermatomyositis in a 71-year-old Japanese woman with cancer of unknown primary