Paraneoplastic acrokeratosis

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Paraneoplastic acrokeratosis
Other namesAcrokeratosis paraneoplastica of Bazex and Dupre and acrokeratosis paraneoplastica) [1]
Specialty Dermatology, oncology

Paraneoplastic acrokeratosis, also known as Basex syndrome, [2] is a skin condition characterized by psoriasiform changes of fingers, toes, ears, and nose, with involvement of the nails and periungual tissues being characteristic and indistinguishable from psoriatic nails. [1] The condition is associated with carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract. [3]

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History

A case was first reported by Henri Gougerot and C. Grupper in 1922. [4] [5] Andre Bazex described it as a paraneoplastic syndrome in 1965. [4] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Fonia, Athina; Baran, Robert (2021). "Cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes with nail involvement". In Lipner, Shari (ed.). Nail Disorders: Diagnosis and Management, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics. Elsevier. pp. 175–182. ISBN   978-0-323-70924-8.
  2. ↑ Pulickal, Joel K.; Kaliyadan, Feroze (22 May 2023). "Acrokeratosis Paraneoplastica". StatPearls Publishing. PMID   29083711 – via National Library of Medicine.
  3. ↑ James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "27. Genodermatoses and congenital anomalies". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. pp. 563–565. ISBN   978-0-323-54753-6.
  4. 1 2 Chiesa-Fuxench, Zelma C.; Ramírez, Liliana; Sánchez, Néstor P. (2011). "Cutaneous manifestations of internal malignancy and paraneoplastic syndromes". In Sánchez, Néstor P. (ed.). Atlas of Dermatology in Internal Medicine. New York: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 66. ISBN   978-1-4614-0687-7.
  5. ↑ Gougerot, H. and Grupper, C., (1922). Dermatose érythémato-squameuse avec hyperkératose palmoplantaire, porectasies digitales et cancer de la langue latent. Paris Med, 43, pp.234-237
  6. ↑ Bazex, A.; Griffiths, A. (September 1980). "Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica--a new cutaneous marker of malignancy". The British Journal of Dermatology. 103 (3): 301–306. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.1980.tb07248.x. ISSN   0007-0963. PMID   7000146.
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