Dermatomyositis - heliotrope rash
A photograph of the face of a patient with dermatomyositis, a connective-tissue disease that is characterised by inflammation of the muscles and the skin. Signs of the disease include Gottron's papules at the knuckles (purple / erythematous, raised lesions over knuckles and extensor regions) and a periorbital heliotrope rash (purple / erythematous rash affecting eyelids, malar, forehead and nasolabial folds) shown here.
Size: 3587px × 2391px
Photo credit: © Mediscan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 010178, connective, dermatology, dermatomyositis, dermatopolymyositis, disease, erythematous, face, female, health, heliotrope, medical, medicine, photograph, polymyositis, rash, skin, tissue, violaceous, woman
