Paraneoplastic Papuloerythroderma of Ofuji Masquerading as Worsening Psoriasis
Megan Hauptman, Nikhil Mehta, Frank Wang, Lori Lowe, Mio Nakamura · 2026
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Description
Megan Hauptman and four colleagues present a 2026 case report on a cancer warning sign that disguised itself as a skin flare. Their patient had long-standing plaque psoriasis that suddenly exploded into whole-body redness and scaling despite treatment. One detail did not fit: the folds of his skin were spared, the so-called deck-chair sign of a rare condition, papuloerythroderma of Ofuji.
That condition often rides alongside hidden cancer. Scans found squamous cell carcinoma in his lung. The authors urge clinicians to treat abrupt whole-body worsening in a psoriasis patient as a possible paraneoplastic signal, not a routine flare, and to search for the tumor driving it.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Megan Hauptman, Nikhil Mehta, Frank Wang, Lori Lowe, Mio Nakamura |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |