Acquired reactive perforating collagenosis in association with prostate adenocarcinoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and Graves disease
An. bras. dermatol
; 95(3): 336-339, May-June 2020. graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Acquired reactive perforating collagenosis is a rare skin disorder characterized by the presence of umbilicated pruritic papules and nodules. Transepidermal elimination of altered and perforating bundles of basophilic collagen from the epidermis is a characteristic histologic feature of acquired reactive perforating collagenosis. Along with its well-known association with systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, and dermatomyositis, there are reports of acquired reactive perforating collagenosis being associated with malignancies. Herein, we present a case of acquired reactive perforating collagenosis associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, prostate adenocarcinoma, and Graves's disease. Clinicians are required to be more vigilant in evaluating patients with acquired reactive perforating collagenosis due to its unique association with malignancies and other systemic diseases.
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Neoplasias da Próstata
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Dermatopatias
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Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B
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Adenocarcinoma
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Doença de Graves
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Doenças do Colágeno
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Risk_factors_studies
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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En
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An. bras. dermatol
Assunto da revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article