Glucagonoma syndrome

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled “Necrolytic migratory erythema in glucagonoma syndrome.” (Hautarzt. 2007 Jun 5). Authors are Stark I, Mensing CH and Sander CA, from the Eduard-Arning-Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Deutschland. The glucagonoma syndrome is a rare disease in which a typical skin lesion, necrolytic migratory erythema, is often one of the presenting symptoms. A 68-year-old woman developed erythematous polycyclic migratory lesions with advancing scaling borders and crusts over several years. Skin biopsies, laboratory studies and imaging confirmed the diagnosis of necrolytic migratory erythema as part of a glucagonoma syndrome. To access the abstract of the article, click here.