Acquired Hypertrichosis Lanuginosa: Typical Presentation and Unusual Association.
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چکیده
Paraneoplastic syndrome might be the first clinical manifestation of malignancy. We present a menopausal female with the acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa (AHL) as an initial clinical presentation of rectal adenocarcinoma, unusually associated with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of Iranian medicine
دوره 18 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015