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.

Andrew G. Lee, MD, revisits a 1997 case in which recognizing paraneoplastic optic neuropathy led to the diagnosis—and life-saving treatment—of small cell lung carcinoma.

The study of paraneoplastic neurological degenerations (PNDs) provides a means to observe naturally occurring, successful human antitumour immune responses. PND antigens, which are identified using ...

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 ...

The literature describes the clinical picture of palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome as presenting with pain and diffuse synovitis of the hands (usually at the MCP and PIP joints), and rapid ...

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 ...

Paraneoplastic syndromes are uncommon disorders that can arise with any cancer type but are more common with lung cancer. Cancer is a complex disease. Even more convoluted: its effects on the body.

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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 ...

Among disorders that cause sensory loss, the most distinctive are those that affect the sensory ganglia. These disorders are called sensory neuronopathies or sensory ganglionopathies. 1-5 The sensory ...

Pemphigus diseases are a rare group of autoimmune conditions characterized by the formation of blisters that affect the skin and / or mucous membranes. Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) is a rare form of ...