Erythema gyratum repens. A cutaneous marker of malignancy.
A patient with erythema gyratum repens in whom a bronchogenic carcinoma was found is described. Erythema gyratum repens is a cutaneous eruption with a unique morphology resembling a wood grain pattern. Its presence is almost always associated with serious systemic pathology, usually neoplastic, and thus should be considered a cutaneous marker of internal malignancy.
Appell
M L
ML
Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Ward
W Q
WQ
Tyring
S K
SK
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004890:Erythema / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male