title: Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica--a new cutaneous marker of malignancy.
abstract: The historical background and the main clinical features of a specific paraneoplastic dermatosis, acrokeratosis paraneoplastica, are reviewed. Typical features are erythematous scaly lesions on the extremities, ears and bridge of the nose, associated with a malignancy, most frequently in the laryngopharyngeal region.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications