Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases (Dec 2022)

Cachexia and Diffuse “Fish-Scale” Skin

  • Charith Sairam,
  • Mélanie J. Langelier,
  • Donald C. Vinh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0979
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 10

Abstract

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Ichthyosis is marked by dry, thickened, scaly skin. It may be genetic or acquired. Importantly, it may be a cutaneous manifestation of an underlying malignancy. Here, we present a striking case of paraneoplastic ichthyosis.