Deck‐chair sign: unreserved

The “deck‐chair sign” as an early diagnostic clue in dermatomyositis

“…The “deck‐chair sign” (DCS), described as an erythematous eruption sparing the intertriginous areas and transverse skin folds, has been associated with a myriad of dermatologic conditions including Waldenström macroglobulinemia, leprosy, cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma, etc 4 . Here, we report a series of three dermatomyositis patients who presented with deck‐chair sign as their first cutaneous finding preceding the classic cutaneous manifestations of DM and myositis.…”

Pityriasis Versicolor with ‘Deck Chair’ Sign

“…Deck chair sign is a specific clinical pattern characterized by selective sparing of natural skin folds resembling the spline of a deck chair. [ 1 ] Although originally described in Papulo-erythroderma of Ofuji (PEO), it is not exclusive to it and is seen in numerous other conditions. [ 2 ] We report ‘deck chair sign’ in a case of pityriasis versicolor (PV).…”