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Pityriasis rotunda as an incidental paraneoplastic finding in two patients with multiple myeloma
Author(s) -
Heerden T.,
Webb M. J.,
Barrett C. L.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/ced.12396
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , multiple myeloma , dermatology , pathology
Summary Pityriasis rotunda ( PR ) is an uncommon chronic dermatosis, which may be idiopathic or may be associated with infections or malignancy. We describe the clinical and biochemical findings of two patients with multiple myeloma, who were incidentally diagnosed with PR , and detail the clinical conditions with which this rare paraneoplastic phenomenon may be associated. Although PR is a rare condition, it may be found as a paraneoplastic phenomenon in a range of conditions, and thus should be recognised as an important clinical sign.