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Case Reports
. 2021 Feb 17;14(2):e240966.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240966.

Acquired ichthyosis and false-positive hepatitis A serology as paraneoplastic phenomena in anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma

Alexandra Lorna Phillips  1   2 , Sheena Chantelle Parmar  3 , Usman Kassim Yakubu  3 , Mei Fong Chin  4
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Acquired ichthyosis and false-positive hepatitis A serology as paraneoplastic phenomena in anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma

Alexandra Lorna Phillips et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Keywords: dermatology; haematology (incl blood transfusion); hepatitis other; immunology; malignant disease and immunosuppression.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
(A) Ichthyosis over the right flank and abdomen. (B) Skin biopsy from the left flank showing mild epidermal orthokeratosis and spongiosis.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Left groin lymphadenopathy demonstrated on CT scan (arrow).
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