Gottron papules: a pathognomonic sign of dermatomyositis

[Gottron-like papules induced by sunitinib].

Sunit inib (Sutent ; Pf izer, New York, USA) is a kinase pathway inhibitor that suppresses angiogenesis and cell proliferat ion. This ant ineoplast ic agent is associated with several mild adverse events that include diarrhea, nausea, fat igue, and hypertension, as well as numerous skin lesions.1-4 However, skin lesions resembling Got t ron papules typical of dermatomyosit is and that resolve a...

An Adolescent Patient with Scabies Mimicking Gottron Papules

Atypical features of scabies occur in infants and children and patients with prolonged use of corticosteroids or immunosuppression. We report a non-immunosuppressed 15-year-old female case of scabies showing scaly reddish papules over the proximal interphalangeal joints mimicking Gottron papules in classic dermatomyositis. Periungal erythema was also seen. Four months' topical corticosteroids f...

Gottron Sign with Ulceration Is Not a Poor Prognostic Factor in Patients with Dermatomyositis and Interstitial Lung Disease.

A floating ball: a pathognomonic sign of ovarian cystic teratoma.

A 47-year-old woman with regular menstrual cycle had no remarkable history in the past. She was diagnosed invasive ductal carcinoma of right breast and received imaging survey for cancer staging. In transabdominal ultrasonography, a 6-cm hypoechoic cystic mass with an echogenic globular nodule, 2 cm in diameter containing some hyperechoic dots, was identified in the pelvis by accident (Figure 1...

Ataxic Nystagmus: a Pathognomonic Sign in Disseminated Sclerosis.

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