A Case of Acral Type Acanthosis Nigricans Associated with Lymphoma.
- Author:
Ji Youn SONG
1
;
Ji Hyun LIM
;
Chung Won KIM
;
Hyung Ok KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. knderma@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acanthosis nigricans;
Acral type;
Lymphoma;
Malignancy
- MeSH:
Acanthosis Nigricans*;
Foot;
Hand;
Lymphoma*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2002;40(7):841-843
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acanthosis nigricans is a symmetric eruption characterized by a hyperpigmented, velvety cutaneous thickening that can develop on any part of the body, but characteristically affects the flexural area of the body. But many dark-skinned people have velvety hyperkeratosis of the dorsum of the hands and feet, a variant of acanthosis nigricans called acral acanthotic anomaly or acral type acanthosis nigricans. Malignant acanthosis nigricans is associated with a malignant tumor-most commonly an abdominal, and particularly a gastric carcinoma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of acral type acanthosis nigricans associated with non-Hodgkin"s lymphoma.
