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Paraneoplastic acrokeratosis

Field	Value
name	Paraneoplastic acrokeratosis
synonyms	Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica of Bazex and Dupre and acrokeratosis paraneoplastica)
field	Dermatology, oncology

Paraneoplastic acrokeratosis, also known as Basex syndrome, is a skin condition characterized by psoriasiform changes of fingers, toes, ears, and nose, with involvement of the nails and periungual tissues being characteristic and indistinguishable from psoriatic nails. The condition is associated with carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract.

History

A case was first reported by Henri Gougerot and C. Grupper in 1922. Andre Bazex described it as a paraneoplastic syndrome in 1965.

References

(22 May 2023). "Acrokeratosis Paraneoplastica". StatPearls Publishing.
(2021). "Nail Disorders: Diagnosis and Management, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics". Elsevier.
(2020). "Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology". Elsevier.
(2011). "Atlas of Dermatology in Internal Medicine". Springer Science & Business Media.
Gougerot, H. and Grupper, C., (1922). Dermatose érythémato-squameuse avec hyperkératose palmoplantaire, porectasies digitales et cancer de la langue latent. Paris Med, 43, pp.234-237
(September 1980). "Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica--a new cutaneous marker of malignancy". The British Journal of Dermatology.

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