title: Multiple paraneoplastic syndromes revealing non-small cell lung carcinoma.
abstract: A broad spectrum of paraneoplastic dermatoses is associated with lung cancer. We report herein a 56-year-old man who presented an association of erythroderma, acquired ichthyosis, palmo-plantar keratoderma, hypereosinophilia and hyper IgE. In light of these clinical and biological assessments an underlying malignancy had been suspected. A thoracic, abdominal and pelvic computed tomography showed a left hilar mass. The patient underwent a left pneumonectomy and the histological study had confirmed a non-small cell lung cancer. Recognition of cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes is important since it leads to prompt diagnosis of an underlying malignancy and consequently a better management and prognosis of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Departement, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Monia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Youssef
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Departement, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Melek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kechida
authors.affiliation: Pneumology Departement, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Saoussen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cheikhmohamed
authors.affiliation: Anatomo-Pathology Departement, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Adnene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moussa
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Departement, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.lastname: Jameleddine
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D055752:Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Carcinoma; IgE; paraneoplastic dermatoses
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