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A Case of Herpetiform Pemphigus Associated with Lung Cancer
Author(s) -
Kubota Yasuo,
Yoshino Yutaka,
Mizoguchi Masako
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1994.tb01803.x
Subject(s) - pemphigus , lung cancer , dermatology , medicine , malignancy , pemphigus vulgaris , pathology
We describe a case of herpetiform pemphigus associated with lung cancer. Only one other documented association between herpetiform pemphigus and malignancy could be found in the Japanese dermatologic literature. However, it is very difficult to determine whether such an association is coincidence or a true relationship.