[Clinical and epidemiologic aspects of paraneoplastic dermatoses in hospitalized patients treated at the Clinic for Dermatologic and Venereal Diseases in Novi Sad over a 10-year period (1980-1990)].
Authors report results of a retrospective investigation on frequency of paraneoplastic dermatoses, their clinical characteristics, time of onset and course regarding 10 - year material on hospitalized patients at the Clinic for Infectious and Dermatovenerous Diseases in Novi Sad. Out of 9086 hospitalized patients in 14 patients (0.16%) paraneoplastic dermatisis was diagnosed. Out of 14 patients in 5 patients (35.71%) Herpes zoster was diagnosed; in 4 patients (28.57%) bullous dermatosis; in 2 patients (14.29%) paraneoplastic acrokeratosis; in 1 patient (7.14%) exudative multiform erythema in 1 patient (7.14%) erythema figuratum and in one more patient necrotic Herpes labialis was diagnosed. Concerning malignant neoplasms of internal organs together with paraneoplastic dermatosis in most cases (4 - 28.57%) chronic lymphocyte leucosis was found, and in remaining 10 (71.43%) carcinomas were diagnosed at different internal organs. In 7 cases (50%) malignancy proceeded paraneoplastic dermatosis, in 4 cases (28.57%) the malignancy was diagnosed at the same time as paraneoplastic dermatosis and in 3 cases (28.43%) malignancy was established after the onset of paraneoplastic dermatosis. Authors point to the fact that usual skin changes, characteristic for the dermatologic diseases mentioned, in cases when they are associated with visceral malignomas, are characterized by a more serious clinical picture, a longer course of the disease and resistance concerning usual therapy.
Stojanović
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Klinika za infektivne i dermatoveneroloske bolesti, Medicinski fakultet Novi Sad.
Poljacki
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Dimoski
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Tasić
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
Neke klinicko-epidemioloske odlike paraneoplastickih dermatoza kod hospitalno lecenih bolesnika na Klinici za dermatoveneroloske bolesti u Novom Sadu u desetogodisnjem periodu (1980-1990. godine).