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Seborrheic keratosis
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Background
- In itself benign, no treatment necessary
Clinical Features
- Light tan to black
- Round, oval
- Flat to elevated, verrucous
Leser-Trelat Sign[1]
- Requires follow up for malignancy workup
- New onset diffuse lesions
- Tends towards trunk by may involve:
- Neck
- Axilla
- Groin
- Associated with other paraneoplastic derm signs:
- Malignant acanthosis nigricans (more classically associated with internal malignancy)
- Florid cutaneous papillomatosis
- Eruptive capillary angiomas
References
- ↑ Schwartz RA et al. Sign of Leser-Trelat Clinical Presentation. eMedicine. Jun 18, 2015. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1097299-overview.
