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. 2024 Oct 30:104:adv42012.
doi: 10.2340/actadv.v104.42012.

An Elderly Man with Facial Oedema and a Photosensitive Rash: A Quiz

Jakob L Drivenes  1 , Anette Bygum  2
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An Elderly Man with Facial Oedema and a Photosensitive Rash: A Quiz

Jakob L Drivenes et al. Acta Derm Venereol. .
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(A) Heliotrope rash and muscle weakness with difficulty swallowing necessitating a feeding tube. (B) Shawl sign on the neck. (C) Periorbital oedema and heliotrope rash. (D) Oedema of the upper extremity. The patient and his next-of-kin both provided written permission to publish the photos.
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