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Intractable pruritus as the presenting symptom of carcinoma of the bronchus: a case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
THOMAS SARAH,
HARRINGTON CHRISTIE I.
Publication year - 1983
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/j.1365-2230.1983.tb01813.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchus , dermatology , carcinoma , surgery , general surgery , respiratory disease , pathology , lung
Summary Patients suffering from intractable pruritus are frequently referred for investigation by the dermatologist. We describe an unusual case in which severe generalized pruritus was the presenting symptom of oat cell carcinoma of the bronchus.