Paraneoplastic pemphigus is a rare autoimmune skin condition that causes blisters and oral lesions. It usually develops due to underlying cancer. Treatment is essential for managing symptoms and ...

Paraneoplastic neurologic disorders can affect any part of the nervous system (Table 1). Some of them affect only a single area (e.g., limbic encephalitis) or a single cell type (e.g., the Purkinje ...

Paraneoplastic pemphigus is typically a side effect of a cancerous tumor and can cause mouth pain and oral sores. It can be aggressive and should be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible.

Paraneoplastic syndromes comprise diseases or symptoms that are not caused directly by the tumour or by its metastases, but are mediated by soluble factors, such as hormones and cytokines from a ...

Paraneoplastic syndromes are groups of certain signs and symptoms that develop in some people with cancer. The name comes from the word “para” which means “alongside of,” and “neoplasm,” which means ...

Background: A 58-year-old woman presented with arthritis of the small joints of her hands and rapidly progressive joint contractures. She was wheelchair bound within 2 months of the onset of her ...

Background Renal cell carcinoma can cause various paraneoplastic syndromes including metabolic and hematologic disturbances. Paraneoplastic hypereosinophilia has been reported in a variety of ...

Prostate cancer is the second most common urological malignancy to be associated with paraneoplastic syndromes after renal cell carcinoma. These syndromes tend to occur in the setting of late stage ...

Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (or paraneoplastic neurological disorders), are a class of conditions which arise due to an autoimmune attack on neural tissue (amongst others) in response to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 58-year-old white man was initially evaluated in August 2007 with left-sided chest pain and hemoptysis. His ...

A 29-year-old woman presented with a six-month history of painful oral and vulvar erosions, and itchy erythematosquamous eroded papules grouped at multiple locations (Figures 1A and 1B). Apart from ...

Timely intervention led to a recovery in rare diseases. A 43-year-old housewife in South Suburban Kolkata experienced stroke-like symptoms linked to breast cancer. Doctors discovered Paraneoplastic ...