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- This photograph demonstrates the sign "heliotrope eyelids" in which the eyelids develop a brown (violaceous - rather than red) color. Heliotrope eyelids and Gottron's papules on the knuckles ...
- Dermatomyositis, a connective tissue disease, typically produces a reddish-purple (violaceous) rash. The rash is named after ... toward the sun (heliotropic) and is characteristic of dermatomyositis.
- Telangiectasia is the dilation of small superficial vessels and capillaries that cause numerous flat red marks on the hands, face and tongue. Telangiectasia can be a symptom of scleroderma or other ...
- This is Gottron sign, seen in dermatomyositis (an inflammatory disease of the muscles and skin). Violet-colored inflammation over the knuckles is an important diagnostic finding in dermatomyositis, since ...
- ... skin over the knuckles (Gottron sign) associated with dermatomyositis, an autoimmune disease of the skin and muscles.
- ... inflammation (erythema) over the knuckles is caused by Dermatomyositis. Other skin conditions produce more redness, while the ...
- ... plaques on the knees may be associated with dermatomyositis. Typically, most lesions associated with other diseases are ...
- Essential telangiectasia often appears over the lower extremities, beginning in adolescence, and continuing throughout adult life.
- ... to bend. Finally, the letter "T" is for telangiectasia, dilated vessels on the skin of the fingers, ...
- ... exhibits a characteristic of this type of lesion-telangiectasia. The lesion is also pearly, and smooth, with ...