Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory ... A rash on the hands is known as “mechanic’s hands“ because it makes the skin appear rough and dirty. You may also have muscle weakness that gets ...

A previously healthy 64-year-old man presented to hospital after five weeks of progressive shortness of breath on exertion, proximal muscle weakness, symmetric polyar-thralgias in the hands ... We ...

Hispanic patients with dermatomyositis are diagnosed at a ... Clinical differences in Gottron signs and mechanic's hands in Hispanic patients also suggest variations in disease manifestation ...

"mechanic's hands," interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, polyarthritis, and autoantibodies to aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase. Variants – Dermatomyositis sine myositis is the amyopathic form where ...