What are the clinical features of dermatomyositis?
The clinical features of dermatomyositis include bilateral symmetrical proximal muscle weakness, dysphagia, fever, weight loss, appearance of Grotton's papules over the knuckles, elbows and knees, erythema of the neck, upper chest and back known as the Shawl sign and purple-red discolouration of the eyelid known as heliotrope eyelids
The clinical features of dermatomyositis include bilateral symmetrical proximal muscle weakness, dysphagia, fever, weight loss, appearance of Grotton's papules over the knuckles, elbows and knees, erythema of the neck, upper chest and back known as the Shawl sign and purple-red discolouration of the eyelid known as heliotrope eyelids.