Dermatomyositis

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

Ectropion

An outward turning (eversion) or rotation of the eyelid margin.


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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.
This case is unique in that neither dermatomyositis nor papular mucinosis has previously been reported as a cause of ectropion.
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.
Chronic inflammation, poikilodermatous change and mucinous infiltration of the eyelids due to dermatomyositis are the postulated mechanisms leading to ectropion in our patient.
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.
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.
Low-dose methotrexate as an adjunctive therapy with surgery for ectropion complicating dermatomyositis.