Bazex's syndrome (acrokeratosis paraneoplastica)--first case report of association with a bladder carcinoma.
Clin Exp Dermatol
; 18(5): 445-8, 1993 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-8252768
ABSTRACT
Bazex's acrokeratosis paraneoplastica is a clinically well-defined entity consisting of a distal erythemato-squamous eruption and nail dystrophy. It is always associated with neoplasia, mainly squamous carcinomas of the upper digestive and respiratory tracts; therefore, Bazek's acrokeratosis is considered to be a specific marker of internal malignancy. Two new cases of this syndrome are reported. The first was in a 41-year-old man with a squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus, the second in a 73-year-old man who presented with a transitional cell bladder carcinoma, an association not previously reported.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndromes Paraneoplásicas
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Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária
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Carcinoma de Células de Transição
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Doenças da Unha
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article