[Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita and metastatic cancer of the uterine cervix].
BACKGROUND
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita may be associated to a systemic or malignant disease. Here, we report a case of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita associated with a carcinoma of the cervix.


METHODS
A 44-year-old woman presented inflammatory, bullous and erosive mucocutaneous lesions. Investigations lead to the diagnosis of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita and revealed pelvic metastases originating from a poorly differentiated carcinoma. The cutaneous lesions completely regressed after the treatment of the tumor but reappeared with tumoral relapse.


CONCLUSIONS
This is the first report of an association of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita and carcinoma of the cervix. The clinical course of these two entities suggests that the EBA in this case may be paraneoplastic.
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Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève.
Ruffieux
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Didierjean
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Saurat
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D000328:Adult; D016107:Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*