Paraneoplastic rash as the presenting feature of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.
We report on the case of a man who presented with a severe, pruritic rash 5 months prior to diagnosis of a resectable lung malignancy. A rash is a rare presentation of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung but may be the only feature of a potentially curable malignancy. Treatment of the underlying malignancy resulted in complete resolution of the rash.
John
Nicholas
N
Older Persons Unit, Royal United Hospital, Bath, 1 Combe Park, Bath BA1 3NG, UK. Nicholas.John@ruh-bath.swest.nhs.uk
Ahern
Emily
E
Chakraborty
Anirban
A
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005076:Exanthema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome