Hoe een hardnekkige rash door een chirurg kan worden genezen ..

A persistent rash cured by a surgeon…A glucagonoma is a very rare type of tumorthat can present with the so-called glucagonomasyndrome, a syndrome comprisingweight loss, diabetes mellitus, depression anddeep venous thrombosis. Probably the mostnoticeable sign, however, is a very specific dermatitis,the necrolytic migratory erythema.The medical history of a patient who presentedwith an extensive and invalidatingglucagonoma syndrome, with complete resolutionof symptoms after surgical removal ofthe glucagonoma, is reported. A short reviewof the literature regarding glucagonoma andglucagonoma syndrome is included.

Jaar van publicatie:2017