Hydroxyurea-induced amyopathic dermatomyositis presenting with heliotrope erythema.

We describe a 69-year-old man who had essential thrombocytosis and developed amyopathic dermatomyositis after long-term HU therapy. He presented with Gottron papules and heliotrope erythema. The former has been described in all cases of HU-induced dermatomyositis; the latter has been seen in a few cases of that disorder. PMID: 25148281 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Dermatol Online J - August 29, 2014 Category: Dermatology Authors: Ito E, Muro Y, Shibata A, Sugiura K, Akiyama M Tags: Dermatol Online J Source Type: research