title: Paraneoplastic pemphigus occurring in a patient with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: We present the case of a 71-year-old white male with paraneoplastic pemphigus associated with a B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Diagnosis of paraneoplastic pemphigus was made by the characteristic findings on immunoprecipitation performed on a serum specimen. Paraneoplastic pemphigus is a severe autoimmune disease comprised of polymorphous mucocutaneous lesions, characteristic laboratory findings, association with one of several types of neoplasms, and a very poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schlesinger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McCarron
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Camisa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anhalt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology