Dermatomyositis, Gottron Papule - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

dermatomyositis Gottron papule

Body Site

hand finger

Age

5 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

A 5 year old boy with dermatomyositis responded well to a tapering course of oral prednisone. At the time of the examination his muscle strength had returned to normal, but he still had subtle Gottron papules over the proximal interphalyngeal joints and periungual erythema and telangiectasias.

Description

erythema, scaling and telangiectasias around the nail and over the proximal interphalyngeal joints

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11/19/2001 22:34:12

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