Dermatomyositis - heliotrope eyelids
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Dermatomyositis - heliotrope eyelids
This photograph demonstrates the sign "heliotrope eyelids" in which the eyelids develop a brown (violaceous - rather than red) color. Heliotrope eyelids and Gottron's papules on the knuckles are characteristic findings in dermatomyositis.
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