Janeway lesion


Jane·way le·sion

(jān'wā), one of the stigmata of infectious endocarditis: irregular, erythematous, flat, painless macules on the palms, soles, thenar and hypothenar eminences of the hands, tips of the fingers, and plantar surfaces of the toes; rarely a diffuse rash. In acute endocarditis the lesions may be hemorrhagic or purple.

Jane·way le·sion

(jān'wā lē'zhŭn) One of the stigmata of infectious endocarditis: irregular, erythematous, flat, painless macules on the palms, soles, thenar, and hypothenar eminences of the hands, tips of the fingers, and plantar surfaces of the toes.

Janeway,

Edward G., U.S. physician, 1841-1911. Janeway lesion - a small erythematous or hemorrhagic lesion seen in some cases of bacterial endocarditis.