Violaceous Macules on the Auricles: A Clinical Sign of Dermatomyositis

Citation: Corbella-Bagot L, Alamon-Reig F, Morgado-Carrasco D. Violaceous Macules on the Auricles: A Clinical Sign of Dermatomyositis. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023;13(2):e2023111. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5826/dpc.1302a111

Accepted: October 26, 2022; Published: April 2023

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Corresponding author: Daniel Morgado-Carrasco, Dermatology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, C/ Villarroel, 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain. Tel: (+34) 93 227 54 00; Fax: (+34) 932275438 Email: morgadodaniel8@gmail.com

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