Necrolytic Migratory Erythema as the First Manifestation of Glucagonoma
Author(s) -
Abolfazl Afsharfard,
Khashayar Atqiaee,
Saran Lotfollahzadeh,
Majid Alborzi,
A Derakhshanfar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
case reports in surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6900
pISSN - 2090-6919
DOI - 10.1155/2012/974210
Subject(s) - glucagonoma , hyperglucagonemia , medicine , perineum , dermatology , abdomen , anemia , intertriginous , glucagon , surgery , insulin , disease
Necrolytic migratory erythma (NME) as a rare skin disorder that can affected Perineum, distal extremities, lower abdomen and face are the most commonly affected sites.It can be as a part of Glucagonoma syndrome that is defined as an association of glucagonoma with NME, hyperglucagonemia, glucose intolerance, anemia and weight loss. Here, Authors describe a woman admitted to the dermatology ward with NME which was later found to be associated with glucagonoma and multiple hepatic lesions.
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