A case of paraneoplastic pemphigus associated with Castleman's disease presenting as erosive lichen planus
Autor: | Hong Liang Tey, M. B. Y. Tang |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
inorganic chemicals
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Poor prognosis Paraneoplastic Syndromes Treatment outcome Mucocutaneous zone Dermatology Disease medicine Humans heterocyclic compounds In patient skin and connective tissue diseases Stomatitis integumentary system business.industry Castleman Disease Lichen Planus medicine.disease enzymes and coenzymes (carbohydrates) Paraneoplastic pemphigus Treatment Outcome business Pemphigus |
Zdroj: | Clinical and experimental dermatology. 34(8) |
ISSN: | 1365-2230 |
Popis: | Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) is a debilitating chronic blistering mucocutaneous disease associated with an underlying neoplasm and a poor prognosis. We present a patient who had been diagnosed and treated for recalcitrant erosive mucocutaneous lichen planus for 3 years with little success. Further investigations established the diagnosis of PNP with underlying Castleman's disease. This case highlights the importance of repeated investigations to exclude PNP in patients with recalcitrant mucosal erosions, especially if atypical features are present. |
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