Ofuji papuloerythroderma is a rare paraneoplastic skin disorder first described in Japan.
Clinical and laboratory features:
(1) disseminated erythematous (red-brown), flat-topped papules
(2) sparing of skin folds (deck-chair sign): axillae, inguinal regions, poplital fossae, antecubital fossae, abdominal skin folds
(3) pruritus
(4) eosinophilia
The malignancy most often associated with Ofuji papuloerythroderma is a T-cell leukemia or lymphoma.
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Specialty: Dermatology, Hematology Oncology
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