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Bullous pemphigoid with figurate erythema associated with carcinoma of the bronchus
Author(s) -
GRAHAMBROWN R. A. C.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1987.tb04147.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bullous pemphigoid , dermatology , carcinoma , erythema , pathology , immunology , antibody
SUMMARY A patient with bullous pemphigoid (BP), a figurate erythema resembling erythema gyratum repens and a bronchial carcinoma is reported. It is suggested that this is a genuine association and that when a figurate erythema occurs with BP, an underlying carcinoma should be excluded.