Dermatomyositis

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

Heliotrope rash

In a heliotrope rash, the color of the skin turns to violet, which is the color of the heliotrope flower.


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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.
29330862
FEMALE Adult
Dermatomyositis: Histopathologic findings of parakeratosis and dermal edema revisited.
Levy L, Layher H, McNiff JM, Ko CJ.
J Cutan Pathol. 2018;45(4):282-285.
The cutaneous manifestations of dermatomyositis range from classical in the case of heliotrope rash and Gottron papules to less common papulosquamous and edematous/vesiculobullous lesions; histopathologic descriptions are dominated by interface dermatitis.
29571300
(5866516)
FEMALE Middle Aged
Erythroderma and extensive poikiloderma - a rare initial presentation of dermatomyositis: a case report.
Herath HMMTB, Keragala BSDP, Pahalagamage SP, Janappriya GHCC, Kulatunga A, Gunasekera CN.
J Med Case Rep. 2018;12(1):83.
Dermatomyositis is a humoral-mediated inflammatory myopathy with symmetrical proximal muscle weakness and dermatological manifestations such as Gottron's papules, heliotrope rash, periungual abnormalities, and flagellate erythema.
27790119
(5075726)
OTHER
Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Colonic Perforation: A Case Report.
Miyata N, Emoto K, Dei Y, Tomiyasu K, Ishiyama R, Horie T, Sakai G, Tahara T.
Case Rep Oncol. 2016;9(3):547-553.
Dermatomyositis (DM) is an autoimmune disease characterized by cutaneous Gottron papules, heliotrope rash, and proximal myopathy.
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.
22090006
FEMALE Middle Aged
Successful treatment for conventional treatment-resistant dermatomyositis-associated interstitial lung disease with adalimumab.
Park JK, Yoo HG, Ahn DS, Jeon HS, Yoo WH.
Rheumatol Int. 2012;32(11):3587-90.
Dermatomyositis (DM) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by the inflammation of skeletal muscles and pathognomonic skin rashes, namely heliotrope rash and Gottron's papules and involvement of other organs.
21482469
MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Limb edema and anasarca associated with severe dermatomyositis: report of four cases.
Chai Y, Bertorini TE, Li YD, Mitchell C, Guan H.
Neuromuscul Disord. 2011;21(6):439-42.
Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune disorder that causes proximal muscle weakness and skin changes which include generalized erythema, heliotrope rash and/or Gottron's papules.
21909206
(3162265)
OTHER
Successful treatment of cutaneous lesions of dermatomyositis with topical pimecrolimus.
Kim JE, Jeong MG, Lee HE, Ko JY, Ro YS.
Ann Dermatol. 2011;23(3):348-51.
Dermatomyositis (DM) is an idiopathic inflammatory process characterized by proximal muscle weakness and cutaneous lesions, such as the Gottron's sign, heliotrope rash, and erythematous photosensitive rash.
20523843
OTHER
A case of erythrodermic dermatomyositis associated with gastric cancer.
Kim SW, Kang YS, Park SH, Lee UH, Park HS, Jang SJ.
Ann Dermatol. 2009;21(4):435-9.
The patient had a generalized, erythematous scaly eruption consistent with erythroderma and Gottron's papules as well as a heliotrope rash; these are the hallmark skin manifestations of dermatomyositis.
18096000
MALE Middle Aged
Terbinafine-induced dermatomyositis: a case report and literature review of drug-induced dermatomyositis.
Magro CM, Schaefer JT, Waldman J, Knight D, Seilstad K, Hearne D.
J Cutan Pathol. 2008;35(1):74-81.
Dermatomyositis, a connective tissue disease syndrome where antibodies to the endothelium of the microvasculature of the skin, muscle and lung are implicated in lesional propagation, is characterized by photodistributed erythema, heliotrope rash, Gottron's papules, muscle weakness and interstitial pulmonary fibrosis.
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).
12038218
MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
[Three patients with divergent presentations of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy].
Bronner IM, van der Meulen MF, Linssen WH, Hoogendijk JE, de Visser M.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2002;146(18):833-8.
A 40-year-old man with a heliotrope rash and periorbital oedema, but no muscle involvement, was diagnosed with dermatomyositis sine myositis.
10852176
FEMALE Middle Aged
Dermatomyositis with splenic and renal infarctions during corticosteroid therapy.
Matsuda Y, Harigai M, Nakajima H, Terajima H, Yamada T, Fukasawa C, Takeuchi M, Hara M, Kamatani N.
Intern Med. 2000;39(6):512-6.
Gottron's sign, heliotrope rash, elevation of serum myogenic enzymes, electromyography and magnetic resonance imaging findings established a diagnosis of dermatomyositis (DM).
10672402
MALE Middle Aged
Bullous dermatomyositis associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma--a case report.
Ang P, Sugeng MW, Chua SH.
Ann Acad Med Singapore. 1999;28(6):855-7.
Cutaneous manifestations of dermatomyositis commonly include Gottron's papules, heliotrope rash, photosensitivity, poikiloderma and nailfold telangiectasia.
9557787
FEMALE Middle Aged
Vesiculo-bullous dermatomyositis.
McCollough ML, Cockerell CJ.
Am J Dermatopathol. 1998;20(2):170-4.
Cutaneous manifestations of dermatomyositis (DM) commonly include Gottron's papules, cuticular erythema and telangiectasia, periorbital edema with a "heliotrope" rash, a papulosquamous eruption of the hairline, face, and trunk, as well as poikiloderma.