Periorbital edema: an important physical finding in dermatomyositis.
Periorbital edema is frequently present in dermatomyositis and can be seen in the absence of other skin lesions. Sometimes, as in the two cases reported here, it can be the dominant physical sign.
Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
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D000368:Aged; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology*