Arandes-Marcocci J, Iglesias-Sancho M, Setó-Torrent N, Fernández-Figueras MT. Erythroderma as first manifestation of squamous cell lung cancer: rare case report.
An Bras Dermatol 2019;
95:67-70. [PMID:
31952995 PMCID:
PMC7058868 DOI:
10.1016/j.abd.2019.05.004]
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Abstract
Erythroderma as the first manifestation of a solid organ malignancy is rare. The underlying cancer is a challenging condition to diagnose. There are a few cases of erythroderma in cancer patients reported in the literature. We here describe the case of a 70-year-old man who presented with asthenia, weight loss, dry cough and total body erythema with desquamation over the past month. A chest computed tomography scan showed a nodular lesion, which was finally diagnosed as a squamous cell lung carcinoma. To our knowledge, as an erythroderma presentation, only 13 cases have been reported in the literature. This case report demonstrates the need to search for a neoplasm in patients presenting with erythroderma, particularly in the presence of accompanying debilitating symptoms.
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