English Explanatory Dictionary

acrokeratosis paraneoplastica of Bazex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A cutaneous condition characterized by psoriasiform changes of hands, feet, ears, and nose, with involvement of the nails and periungual tissues being characteristic and indistinguishable from psoriatic nails. The condition is associated with carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract.

Word forms

acrokeratosis paraneoplastica of Bazex

Etymology

Named after French dermatologist André Bazex (1911–1988), who first described this condition as a paraneoplastic syndrome in 1965.

Synonyms

Bazex syndrome
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