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- Title
Paraneoplastic Pemphigus Associated with Follicular Dendritic Cell Tumor in the Mediastinum.
- Authors
Prakasan, Aparna Mullangath; Prabhu, Anne Jennifer; Velarasan, Kanmani; Backianathan, Selvamani; Ram, Thomas Samuel
- Abstract
Paraneoplastic Pemphigus (PNP) is an autoimmune bullous disease characterized by severe stomatitis, polymorphous skin eruptions, and underlying neoplasms. Diagnosis of cutaneous paraneoplastic disorders requires high index of suspicion. We describe a patient with PNP associated with follicular dendritic cell (FDC) tumor in the mediastinum, a rare neoplasm originating from follicular dendritic cells. Its management requires identification of underlying malignancy and treatment of the same. Our patient showed remission of PNP upon excision of the tumor and remained disease-free for 8 years.
- Subjects
MEDIASTINUM; PARANEOPLASTIC syndromes; TUMOR growth; FOLLICULAR dendritic cells; STOMATITIS; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2016, p1
- ISSN
2090-6463
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1155/2016/6901539