Elbow Gottron's Sign as a Predictor of Dermatomyositis With Respiratory System as the Initial Manifestation: A Retrospective Study
Respiratory-onset identifies a clinically meaningful high-risk DM phenotype with substantially increased respiratory failure. Elbow Gottron's sign is a readily observable cutaneous clue that may facilitate earlier recognition and risk stratification.
Authors
- Jiaze Lu
- Jie Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3435-0351)
- Min Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6918-6726)
- Xiaoli Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3558-2691)
- Xun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0330-9473)
- Lingyun Bi
- Xuelei Gong
- Ningjing You
- Zhihao Lu
Institutions
- Jiangnan University (CN)
- Jiangsu University (CN)
- Nantong University (CN)
- First People's Hospital of Kunshan (CN)
- Wuxi Fourth People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Dermatology
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.70179
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00