Acquired cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes

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Acquired cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes

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Sign of Leser–Trélat: the sudden appearance or increase in number and size of seborrheic keratosis on non-inflamed skin has been reported to be a sign of internal malignancy.

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Dermatomyositis: heliotrope erythema of the eyelids (heliotrope: violet) can be paraneoplastic condition. This can be misdiagnosed as eyelid dermatitis.

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Sweet syndrome. Acute tender erythematous plaques and pseudovesicles, and occasional blisters.

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Paraneoplastic pemphigus. Widespread polymorphous eruption with papules and blisters. There were painful oral ulcerations. Total resection of the neoplasm may cure the disease.