Open AccessConcurrence of multiple cutaneous malignancies on sun-exposed vitiligo skin of a patient: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Xiao Ting Zhang,
Xian-Sheng Hua,
Wan Wan Jin,
Shi Sheng Chen,
Hai Ting Xu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_140_18
Subject(s) - vitiligo , medicine , dermatology , skin cancer , sun exposure , cancer
There are very few published studies in the literature examining the association between vitiligo and skin cancers and only some anecdotal reports about phototherapy-associated nonmelanoma skin carcinoma (NMSC) in patients with vitiligo. Herein, we report a case of an 84-year-old male with widespread vitiligo with concurrent onset of two primary cutaneous malignancies in sun-exposed vitiligo skin. The association between vitiligo and NMSC deserves further assessment. Chronic sun damage might be a possible causative factor for the development of NMSC in the vitiligo patient.