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Case Reports
. 1978 Jun;71(6):732-3.
doi: 10.1097/00007611-197806000-00033.

Melanoma in a patient treated for psoriasis

W Durkin, N Sun, J Link, W Paroly, R Schweitzer
Case Reports

Melanoma in a patient treated for psoriasis

W Durkin et al. South Med J. 1978 Jun.

Abstract

Psoriasis, ultraviolet light, and coal tar have been associated with the development of cutaneous malignancy. We have described a 32-year-old psoriatic man who developed a melanoma after 16 years of treatment with ultraviolet light and coal tar. This is the only case of melanoma occurring in a patient treated for psoriasis reported in the world literature.

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