title: Figurate erythema with bullous pemphigoid: a true paraneoplastic phenomenon?
abstract: There has been controversy about the possible link between bullous pemphigoid and underlying malignancy. We report a case of bullous pemphigoid with marked figurate erythema which arose shortly before the clinical presentation of colonic carcinoma and cleared completely 1 week after its resection. We review the literature and conclude that patients who present with clinically atypical bullous pemphigoid may warrant investigation for underlying neoplasia.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Centre, University of Manchester, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gilmour
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhushan
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004890:Erythema / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy