ACQUIRED ICHTHYOSIS, ALOPECIA AND LOSS OF HAIR PIGMENT ASSOCIATED WITH LEIOMYOSARCOMA

Authors
FARRELL AM ROSS JS THOMAS JM FISHER C BUNKER CB
Citation
Am. Farrell et al., ACQUIRED ICHTHYOSIS, ALOPECIA AND LOSS OF HAIR PIGMENT ASSOCIATED WITH LEIOMYOSARCOMA, JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 10(2), 1998, pp. 159-163
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09269959
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
159 - 163
Database
ISI
SICI code
0926-9959(1998)10:2<159:AIAALO>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Acquired ichthyosis is an important clinical finding; internal maligna ncy, systemic disease and medication are recognised associations. We p resent a 70-year-old lady with acquired ichthyosis and leiomyosarcoma, one of the less frequently associated malignancies. An additional unu sual finding was generalised thinning and loss of pigment affecting he r hair. Scalp biopsy showed histological evidence of ichthyosis. Follo wing resection of the tumour the ichthyosis resolved and there was reg rowth of darker hair. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.