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Pincer Nails and Alopecia as Markers of Gastrointestinal Malignancy
Author(s) -
Jemec Gregor B.E.,
Thomsen Kristian
Publication year - 1997
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.1346-8138.1997.tb02824.x
Subject(s) - malignancy , dermatology , nail (fastener) , medicine , pathology , metallurgy , materials science
Nail abnormalities may be markers of non‐dermatologic disease. We present a case in which pronounced pincer nails and universal alopecia developed in association with a metastasising adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon. It is suggested that this association represents a new ectodermal paraneoplastic syndrome.