Video:Janeway lesion
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Description
Janeway lesions are irregular reddish spots on the palms or soles, seen in infective endocarditis.[1]
Signs
They may be small bumps or larger bumps but typically only a few millimeters in diameter and can last days to weeks.[1]
Differential
Osler nodes may appear similar but hurt.[1]
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History
Janeway lesions were named by Emanuel Libman for Edward Janeway, an American physician and contemporary of Sir William Osler.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Parashar, Krishan; Daveluy, Steven (2022). "Osler Node and Janeway Lesions". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. PMID 32491553. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ↑ "Edward G. Janeway, Clinician and Pathologist". Clinical Cardiology. 29 (8): 376–377. 2006. doi:10.1002/clc.4960290815. PMC 6654287. PMID 16933584.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ↑ Yale, Steven H.; Tekiner, Halil; Mazza, Joseph J.; Yale, Eileen S.; Yale, Ryan C. (2021). "3. Endocarditis". Cardiovascular Eponymic Signs: Diagnostic Skills Applied During the Physical Examination. Switzerland: Springer. pp. 76–77. ISBN 978-3-030-67595-0. Archived from the original on 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-05-28.