title: Coexistence of numerous superficial basal cell epithelioma of the back and non-specific ulcers of the small intestine: occurrence of two rare diseases in the same patient.
abstract: A 53-year-old female developed multiple disseminated brownish macules that were confirmed histologically as superficial basal cell epitheliomas on her lower back. She also suffered from short bowel syndrome after repeated resection of a segment of the small intestine because of non-specific ulcers of the small intestine, a rare ulcerative disorder of unknown aetiology. The association of these two rare conditions in the same patient is of interest because it may be more than a simple coincidence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tagami
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications