Bazex's syndrome (acrokeratosis paraneoplastica)--first case report of association with a bladder carcinoma

Clin Exp Dermatol. 1993 Sep;18(5):445-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1993.tb02247.x.

Abstract

Bazex's acrokeratosis paraneoplastica is a clinically well-defined entity consisting of a distal erythemato-squamous eruption and nail dystrophy. It is always associated with neoplasia, mainly squamous carcinomas of the upper digestive and respiratory tracts; therefore, Bazek's acrokeratosis is considered to be a specific marker of internal malignancy. Two new cases of this syndrome are reported. The first was in a 41-year-old man with a squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus, the second in a 73-year-old man who presented with a transitional cell bladder carcinoma, an association not previously reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / complications
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / complications*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / complications
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nail Diseases / complications*
  • Nail Diseases / pathology
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / complications*
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / complications*