title: Reticular erythematous mucinosis (REM) with telangiectasias associated with essential thrombocytosis and lung carcinoma.
abstract: The cutaneous mucinoses are a heterogeneous group of diseases in which mucin accumulates in the skin. Reticular erythematous mucinosis (REM) is an infrequent variant. We present a 48-year-old man with essential thrombocytosis and REM lesions with atypical telangiectasias on his chest, who developed a non-small cell lung carcinoma. We discuss the unusual clinical finding of telangiectasias over REM lesions and the association with essential thrombocytosis and lung carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology Clinical University Hospital Faculty of Medicine. C/ San Francisco s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. mejaime@usc.es
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leon-Mateos
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ginarte
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: León
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toribio
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017520:Mucinoses / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013920:Thrombocythemia, Essential / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology