Case Reports in Surgery (Jan 2012)

Necrolytic Migratory Erythema as the First Manifestation of Glucagonoma

  • Abolfazl Afsharfard,
  • Khashayar Atqiaee,
  • Saran Lotfollahzadeh,
  • Majid Alborzi,
  • Amir Derakhshanfar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/974210
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2012

Abstract

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Necrolytic migratory erythma (NME) as a rare skin disorder that can affected Perineum, distal extremities, lower abdomen and face are the most commonly affected sites.It can be as a part of Glucagonoma syndrome that is defined as an association of glucagonoma with NME, hyperglucagonemia, glucose intolerance, anemia and weight loss. Here, Authors describe a woman admitted to the dermatology ward with NME which was later found to be associated with glucagonoma and multiple hepatic lesions.