Dermatomyositis and flagellate erythema

Summary Flagellate erythema, described by Moulin in 1970’as reminiscent of the lesions produced by flowing and by other authors as zebra-like lesions,2 was noted first in association with bleomycin treatment,5 but later occasionally reported in relationship with dermatomyosilis, mostly from Japan.4 It is characterized by linear, crythematous, cutaneous streaks, pruriginous or painful, arising on an oedematous background and disappearing spontaneously over several weeks. So far, fewer than five cases have been reported in association with dermatomyositis,2,4,5 but we now present a further one.