Bazex-Griffiths syndrome

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A condition marked by hyperkeratotic psoriasiform plaques on hand, feet, nose, and ears.

Description

A condition marked by hyperkeratotic psoriasiform plaques on hand, feet, nose, and ears. It occurs almost exclusively in men

Bibliography

  • H. Barriere:
    Les dermatoses para-néoplastiques.
    Annales de médecine interne, Paris, 1975, 126: 177-181.

  • A. Basex, W. A. Griffiths:
    Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica: a new cutaneous marker of malignancy.
    The British Journal of Dermatology, Oxford, 1980, 103: 301-306.
  • F. Jacobsen, et al:
    Acrokeratosis paraneoplastica (Bazex syndrome).
    Archives of Dermatology, Chicago, 1984, 120:502.

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