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Dermatomyositis presenting as plaque‐like mucinosis
Author(s) -
Roland Kaufmann,
D. Greiner,
Paul G. Schmidt,
M. Wolter
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02232.x
Subject(s) - dermatomyositis , mucinosis , medicine , dermatology , pathology , myositis
We describe two women, aged 65 and 37 years, who presented with mucinous plaques as the initial skin signs of dermatomyositis. Other cutaneous manifestations were lacking, but typical myositis appeared later in the course of the disease.