European Journal of Dermatology
MENUPretibial erysipelas-like erythema as the primary manifestation of renal cell carcinoma, a paraneoplastic manifestation Volume 24, numéro 1, January-February 2014
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1 Department of Dermatology,
Peking University People's Hospital,
No. 11 Xizhimen South Street,
Xicheng District,
Beijing 100044, P. R. China
Peking University People's Hospital,
No. 11 Xizhimen South Street,
Xicheng District,
Beijing 100044, P. R. China
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2013.2250
- Page(s) : 130-1
- Année de parution : 2014
Although 10%-40% of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have paraneoplastic signs and symptoms [1], cutaneous manifestations are rare. We report a patient with pretibial erysipelas-like erythema and plaques preceding the renal cancer. The skin lesion resolved after removal of the tumor, confirming its paraneoplastic nature.A 56-year-old woman was referred to our department for pretibial erythematous lesions that resembled erysipelas on the lower extremities over a 2-week period. However, the [...]