Signs
 

Gottron’s Papules

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Overview

    • Look For

    • Thickened erythematous lesions over the dorsal aspects of the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints.

    • Significance

    • Gottron’s papules are pathognomonic for dermatomyositis.
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