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The relationship of psoriasis to malignancy: a clinical report
Author(s) -
HUGHES B.R.,
COTTERILL J.A.
Publication year - 1993
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.1365-2230.1993.tb00964.x
Subject(s) - malignancy , psoriasis , dermatology , medicine , pathology
Summary A large variety of cutaneous reactions to malignancy have been described but to our knowledge none include psoriasis. Two cases of psoriasiform reactions in association with malignancy were first documented by Braverman, 1 and Bazex's syndrome is now well documented in the literature. 2–4 Both conditions, although clinically psoriasiform, are said to demonstrate an eczematous histology. A number of patients with psoriasis and malignancy have presented to us in the Dermatology Department. The appearance or behaviour of their psoriasis appeared to be linked to their malignancy. We have collected them together to report on this phenomenon which appears infrequently in the literature.