title: Pityriasis rubra pilaris as the initial manifestation of internal neoplasia.
abstract: Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare papulosquamous disorder of unknown aetiology. There are only three cases reported occurring coincident with internal neoplasia. We report a case of this disorder presenting as the initial manifestation of a previously undiagnosed malignancy with metastases in the liver. The primary tumour was not detected. The patient had a complete remission of his PRP with topical steroids alone, but died of the malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sagrado Corazón-QSA, Teaching Unit of University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Regaña
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: López-Gil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salleras
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Umbert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000150:complications*; D010916:Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology