Bullous pemphigoid, figurate erythema and generalized pigmentation with skin thickening in a patient with adenocarcinoma of the stomach.
A 52-year-old woman with bullous pemphigoid developed a bizarre figurate erythematous eruption and generalized pigmentation and velvety skin thickening. Later on, these cutaneous signs were found to be associated with an underlying adenocarcinoma of the stomach. Double-diffusion precipitation and indirect immunofluorescence, however, failed to demonstrate circulating antibodies against the tumor tissue in our patient.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000209:etiology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*