Dermatomyositis

A type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.

Entropion

An abnormal inversion (turning inward) of the eyelid (usually the lower) towards the globe. Entropion is usually acquired as a result of involutional or cicatricial processes but may occasionally be congenital.


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PMID (PMCID)
8829501
 FEMALE Adult
Low-dose methotrexate as an adjunctive therapy with surgery for ectropion complicating dermatomyositis.
Abernethy ML, Arterberry JF, Callen JP.
Dermatology. 1996;192(2):153-5.
We describe the clinical and histopathologic features of a 44-year-old woman who developed bilateral lower eyelid ectropion and upper lid entropion presumably secondary to dermatomyositis.