Dermatomyositis

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

Shawl sign

Erythematous, poikilodermatous macules distributed in a shawl pattern over the shoulders, arms and upper back.


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PMID (PMCID)
30766682
 OTHER
Lung adenocarcinoma and anti-transcriptional intermediary factor 1-gamma positive dermatomyositis complicated with spontaneous oesophageal rupture.
Saraya T, Tamura M, Kasuga K, Fujiwara M, Takizawa H.
Respirol Case Rep. 2019;7(3):e00403.
Physical examination revealed typical cutaneous manifestations of dermatomyositis (DM), including heliotrope rash and shawl sign.
29526968
(6120830)
 MALE Adult
Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma with Nivolumab-associated Dermatomyositis.
Kudo F, Watanabe Y, Iwai Y, Miwa C, Nagai Y, Ota H, Yabe H, Demitsu T, Hagiwara K, Koyama N, Koyama S.
Intern Med. 2018;57(15):2217-2221.
This patient was diagnosed with dermatomyositis due to the presence of proximal muscle weakness with abnormal electromyography and magnetic resonance imaging findings; skin lesions, such as heliotrope rash, shawl sign, and periungual erythema; and an elevated serum aldolase level after nivolumab administration.
28210382
 OTHER
Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis with Cutaneous and Myopathic Disease Responsive to Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Therapy.
Wolff M, Mancuso C, Lal K, Dicostanzo D, Gropper C.
J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2017;10(1):57-62.
Dermatomyositis is a myopathic or amyopathic autoimmune connective tissue disease that presents with classic dermatologic findings ranging from: poikilodermatous photosensitivity (shawl sign), eyelid edema and violaceous-pigmentation (heliotrope sign), lichenoid eruptions on the knuckles and elbows (Gottron's sign), periungual telangiectasias, and ragged cuticles (Samitz sign).
26794813
 MALE Middle Aged
A case of Amyopathic Dermatomyositis associated with Interstitial Pulmonary Disease.
Ugan Y, Sahin M, Dogru A, Bayram D, Ceyhan AM, Tunc SE.
Clin Ter. 2015;166(6):253-5.
Dermatomyositis (DM) is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with characteristic cutaneous findings such as heliotrope rash, Gottron's sign, Gottron's papules, shawl sign and machinist hand.
21252485
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis with dermatomyositis-like features: a more common disease presentation than previously thought.
Fett N, Liu RH.
Dermatology. 2011;222(2):102-8.
We describe an eighth patient with MRH who presented with dermatomyositis-like features (V-neck erythema, shawl sign, Gottron's papules and periungual erythema), who developed metastatic breast cancer 1 year after diagnosis.
12786876
 MALE
Periorbital edema as the presenting sign of dermatomyositis.
Hall VC, Keeling JH, Davis MD.
Int J Dermatol. 2003;42(6):466-7.
Periorbital edema can occur in dermatomyositis, which is characterized by symmetric macular erythema, Gottron's papules, Gottron's sign, periungual telangiectasia, heliotrope rash, and poikilodermatous macules on the shoulders, arms, or upper back (shawl sign).