European Journal of Dermatology
MENUOfuji’s papuloerythroderma. An association with early gastric cancer Volume 9, numéro 4, June 1999
Illustrations
Division of Dermatology, S. Andrea Hospital, La Spezia, Italy, and Via Priv. Argiroffo, n° 2/24, 16043 Chiavari (GE), Italy.
- Page(s) : 317-8
- Année de parution : 1999
Ofuji's papuloerythroderma (OP) [1] is a distinctive clinical entity of as yet unknown etiology that usually affects the elderly, with a chronic relapsing course over months or years. Its diagnosis is usually made by the clinician in virtue of a peculiarly widespread lichenoid, pruritic skin eruption with characteristic sparing of the body folds: "Deck Chair Sign". Histological examination is unhelpful. The recognition of blood [...]