title: Paraneoplastic acrokeratosis of Bazex (Bazex's syndrome): report of a female case associated with cholangiocarcinoma and review of the published work.
abstract: Paraneoplastic acrokeratosis of Bazex (PAB) or Bazex's syndrome is a rare, paraneoplastic syndrome that mostly affects men over 40 years old, and generally associates with squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract. We describe a 57-year-old woman with the characteristic features of PAB, including violaceous erythematous, scaling eruption, palmoplantar keratoderma and nail dystrophy. Further analysis revealed the underlying neoplasm to be cholangiocarcinoma. The clinical aspects of PAB and associated neoplasms are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. dr.aa.karabulut@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ayşe Anil
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Karabulut
authors.forename: Sedef
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Meral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ekşioğlu
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ustün
mesh_terms: D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000473:pathology*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007645:Keratoderma, Palmoplantar / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*