| Janeway lesion | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Specialty | |
| Symptoms | Painless red flat papules on palms and soles. |
| Usual onset | Sudden |
| Duration | Days to weeks |
| Causes | Infective endocarditis |
| Differential diagnosis | Osler's nodes |
Janeway lesions are rare, non-tender, small erythematous or haemorrhagic macular, papular or nodular lesions on the palms or soles only a few millimeters in diameter that are associated with infective endocarditis and often indistinguishable from Osler's nodes.[1][2]
- ^ "Osler nodes and Janeway lesions | DermNet NZ". www.dermnetnz.org. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Farrior, J.B.; Silverman M.E. (1976). "A consideration of the differences between a Janeway's lesion and an Osler's node in infectious endocarditis". Chest. 70 (2): 239–243. doi:10.1378/chest.70.2.239. PMID 947688.