<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Pustular psoriasis is an uncommon form of psoriasis consisting of widespread pustules on an erythematous background. Very rarely pustular psoriasis represent a paraneoplastic dermatosis. In this report we describe a case of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) associated with advanced, inoperable, metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx. We suggest that physicians should be alert for the worsening of existing psoriasis or formation of novel psoriasiform eruptions and should undertake clinical evaluation of possible neoplastic disease.</p></abstract>

Pustular psoriasis is an uncommon form of psoriasis consisting of widespread pustules on an erythematous background. Very rarely pustular psoriasis represent a paraneoplastic dermatosis. In this report we describe a case of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) associated with advanced, inoperable, metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx. We suggest that physicians should be alert for the worsening of existing psoriasis or formation of novel psoriasiform eruptions and should undertake clinical evaluation of possible neoplastic disease.

Generalized Pustular Psoriasis in Association with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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Pustular psoriasis is an uncommon form of psoriasis consisting of widespread pustules on an erythematous background. Very rarely pustular psoriasis represent a...

Generalized Pustular Psoriasis in Association with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 361 - 363

Received: Sep 05, 2016

Accepted: Nov 03, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2016-0088

Keywords
Pustular psoriasis, squamous cell carcinoma, paraneoplastic dermatosis

© 2017 Vesna Milicic et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Generalized Pustular Psoriasis in Association with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 361 - 363

Received: Sep 05, 2016

Accepted: Nov 03, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2016-0088

KeywordsPustular psoriasis, squamous cell carcinoma, paraneoplastic dermatosis

© 2017 Vesna Milicic et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Pustular psoriasis, squamous cell carcinoma, paraneoplastic dermatosis