Erythema gyratum repens and rheumatoid arthritis: An unrecognized association?
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Erythema Gyratum Repens: A Rare Paraneoplastic Rash
Erythema gyratum repens (EGR) is a rare and characteristic, paraneoplastic rash associated with a variety of malignancies, most notably lung, esophageal, and breast cancers. This case report details the appearance, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of EGR. Prompt identification of EGR is essential, as the rash often precedes the diagnosis of malignancy by several months. Urgent patient ref...
متن کاملErythema gyratum repens: a paraneoplastic eruption.
Erythema gyratum reopens is a slowly expanding, mildly scaling dermatosis with a "wood-grain" pattern and is seen in patients with an underlying malignancy. To date only 49 cases have appeared in the literature, 41 of which (84%) were associated with a neoplasm, most commonly of the lung. Several patients also had pruritus, palmoplantar keratoderma, ichthyosis, vesiculobullous lesions, and/or e...
متن کاملAn erythema gyratum repens variant of bullous lupus erythematosus
EGR: erythema gyratum repens SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus INTRODUCTION Bullous lupus erythematosus is an autoantibodymediated subepidermal blistering disease that occurs in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Erythema gyratum repens (EGR) is a clinical diagnosis characterized by a wood grain pattern of centrifugally migrating erythematous plaques with fine leading scale. Alth...
متن کاملErythema Gyratum Repens Secondary to Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia
Erythema gyratum repens is a rare dermatologic manifestation of systemic diseases mainly secondary to neoplastic conditions. We report a case of an 80 year-old patient who was admitted to the hospital for prolonged fever, general status alteration, and pruritic skin lesion. He was known to have lymphoma in the past and current myelodysplastic syndrome. Physical examination revealed multiple, an...
متن کاملIs the skin an excitable medium? Pattern formation in erythema gyratum repens
Erythema gyratum repens (EGR) is a rare, inflammatory dermatosis of unknown aetiology. The morphology of the eruption is striking and displays rapidly evolving circinate and gyrate bands of erythematous and scaly skin. Although the aetiology of the pattern is unknown, it has previously been noted that the eruption shares morphologic features with the patterns of spatio-temporal chemical concent...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.90974