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Dermatomyositis

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

Clubbing

Broadening of the soft tissues (non-edematous swelling of soft tissues) of the digital tips in all dimensions associated with an increased longitudinal and lateral curvature of the nails.

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PMID (PMCID)
7497797	FEMALE	Adult
	Digital clubbing associated with polymyositis and interstitial lung disease.
	Grathwohl KW, Thompson JW, Riordan KK, Roth BJ, Dillard TA. Chest. 1995;108(6):1751-2.
	Although ILD occurs in as many as 40% of patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM), clubbing of the digits has never been reported to occur in patients with PM/DM and ILD.