Q J Med 2002; 95: 834-835
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Glucagonoma syndrome presenting as psoriasis
1 Department of Dermatology, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Department of Radiology, 4 Department of Endocrinology, 5 Department of Biochemical Medicine and 6 Department of Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee e-mail: paula_e_beattie@hotmail.com
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Sir,
The cutaneous eruption of glucagonoma is described as a distinct clinical entity, but in the early stages of this disease, clinical signs may be subtle. We present a patient who presented with psoriasis and subsequently was diagnosed as having glucagonoma syndrome.
A 40-year-old man presented in June 1998 with a year history of an erythematous scaling seborrhoeic dermatosis, diagnosed clinically and histologically as