Anetoderma: an alert for antiphospholipid antibody syndrome,
AUTOR(ES)
Genta, Mariana Piraja; Abreu, Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de; Nai, Gisele Alborghetti
FONTE
An. Bras. Dermatol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2020-02
RESUMO
Abstract Erythroderma as the first manifestation of a solid organ malignancy is rare. The underlying cancer is a challenging condition to diagnose. There are a few cases of erythroderma in cancer patients reported in the literature. We here describe the case of a 70-year-old man who presented with asthenia, weight loss, dry cough and total body erythema with desquamation over the past month. A chest computed tomography scan showed a nodular lesion, which was finally diagnosed as a squamous cell lung carcinoma. To our knowledge, as an erythroderma presentation, only 13 cases have been reported in the literature. This case report demonstrates the need to search for a neoplasm in patients presenting with erythroderma, particularly in the presence of accompanying debilitating symptoms.
