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Age and Ageing Advance Access originally published online on April 5, 2007
Age and Ageing 2007 36(4):468-469; doi:10.1093/ageing/afm042
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Copyright © The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society.

Case Reports

Paraneoplastic rash as the presenting feature of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

Nicholas John, Emily Ahern and Anirban Chakraborty

Older Persons Unit, Royal United Hospital, Bath, 1 Combe Park, Bath BA1 3NG, UK

Address correspondence to: N. John. Tel: 01225 428 331; Fax: 01225 821287. Email: Nicholas.John{at}ruh-bath.swest.nhs.uk

Abstract

We report on the case of a man who presented with a severe, pruritic rash 5 months prior to diagnosis of a resectable lung malignancy. A rash is a rare presentatinof squamous cell carcinoma of the lung but may be the only feature of a potentially curable malignancy. Treatment of the underlying malignancy resulted in complete resolution of the rash.

Keywords: paraneoplastic rash, squamous cell carcinoma lung, elderly

Received 31 August 2006; accepted in revised form 6 March 2007.


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