title: Skin: A mirror of internal malignancy.
abstract: Skin manifestations are a reflection of many of the internal diseases. Sometimes, skin disease may be the only manifestation of the internal disease. Internal malignancies may give rise to a number of cutaneous manifestations through their immunological, metabolic, and metastatic consequences. Curth proposed criteria to establish a causal relationship between a dermatosis and a malignant internal disease. Malignancy can present with a plethora of cutaneous manifestations. Here, we describe in brief about various skin manifestations of internal malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Pramukh Swami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Rita V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Vora
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Pramukh Swami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: RahulKrishna S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kota
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Pramukh Swami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Nilofar G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Diwan
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Pramukh Swami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Nidhi B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Jivani
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shree Krishna Hospital, Pramukh Swami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Shailee S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gandhi
keywords: Cutaneous manifestations; internal malignancy; paraneoplastic syndrome