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. 2012:2012:974210.
doi: 10.1155/2012/974210. Epub 2012 Aug 27.

Necrolytic migratory erythema as the first manifestation of glucagonoma

Abolfazl Afsharfard  1 , Khashayar Atqiaee, Saran Lotfollahzadeh, Majid Alborzi, Amir Derakhshanfar
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Necrolytic migratory erythema as the first manifestation of glucagonoma

Abolfazl Afsharfard et al. Case Rep Surg. 2012.

Abstract

Necrolytic migratory erythma (NME) as a rare skin disorder that can affected Perineum, distal extremities, lower abdomen and face are the most commonly affected sites.It can be as a part of Glucagonoma syndrome that is defined as an association of glucagonoma with NME, hyperglucagonemia, glucose intolerance, anemia and weight loss. Here, Authors describe a woman admitted to the dermatology ward with NME which was later found to be associated with glucagonoma and multiple hepatic lesions.

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