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L. Katie Morrison

Diagnosis

dermatomyositis

Body Site

nail, all hand

Age

47

Pigmentation

light

Organization

discrete

Color

red

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 47-year-old woman had characteristic findings of dermatomyositis including periungual telangiectasias, cuticular hypertrophy, Gottron papules, and heliotrope rash.

Description

Dilated capillaries producing periungual telangiectasias visible on gross examination, cuticular

Categories

cutaneous sign of systemic disease

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12/13/2009 15:31:19

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