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Prurigo Nodularis Associated with Advanced Gastric Cancer: Report of a Case
Author(s) -
Funaki Mikio,
Ohno Tomoya,
Dekio Satoshi,
Jidoi Joji,
Nakagawa Chikage,
Kin Seikon,
Tamura Katsuhiro
Publication year - 1996
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.1346-8138.1996.tb02684.x
Subject(s) - prurigo nodularis , medicine , eosinophilia , cancer , dermatology , prurigo , pathology
In a male Japanese patient, prurigo nodularis (PN) appeared in association with gastric cancer. The cutaneous pruriginous lesions dramatically improved soon after total gastrectomy without any treatment for the skin lesions. Peripheral eosinophilia seen before the operation also rapidly disappeared. These data suggest that some cytokines involved in gastric cancer might have played an important role in the development of PN in our patient.