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Review
. 1999 Nov;24(6):446-8.
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.1999.00528.x.

Figurate erythema with bullous pemphigoid: a true paraneoplastic phenomenon?

E Gilmour  1 , M Bhushan, C E Griffiths
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Review

Figurate erythema with bullous pemphigoid: a true paraneoplastic phenomenon?

E Gilmour et al. Clin Exp Dermatol. 1999 Nov.

Abstract

There has been controversy about the possible link between bullous pemphigoid and underlying malignancy. We report a case of bullous pemphigoid with marked figurate erythema which arose shortly before the clinical presentation of colonic carcinoma and cleared completely 1 week after its resection. We review the literature and conclude that patients who present with clinically atypical bullous pemphigoid may warrant investigation for underlying neoplasia.

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