Papules and pustules of the elbows and knees: an uncommon clinical sign of dermatomyositis in oriental children.
We report two children with dermatomyositis in whom the initial manifestation was a papular eruption on the extensor surfaces of the elbows and knees. In each there was a follicular component to the eruption and one child had pustular lesions. The extensor eruption predated the onset of muscle weakness by 1 year in the first child and by 2 years in the second. Both children had Vietnamese parents. There is some evidence in the literature that Oriental patients may be predisposed to this type of eruption.
Lister
R K
RK
Department of Dermatology, Royal London Hospital, England, UK.
Cooper
E S
ES
Paige
D G
DG
D002648:Child; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004550:Elbow; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D008297:Male; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000209:etiology*; D014744:Vietnam