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Marvin Skolnick, MD, FRCP(C); Edwin Rodney Mainman, MB, ChB, LMCC

Arch Dermatol. 1975;111(2):227-229.

Abstract
A patient with Erythema Gyratum Repens (EGR) had a marked increase of his eruption, with uncontrollable pruritus that was unresponsive to steroid therapy. This culminated in an exfoliative dermatitis. A metastatic, undifferentiated adenocarcinoma was removed following a rightsided craniotomy. The patient then had complete cessation of his pruritus, with moderate improvement of his eruption. All the reported cases of EGR were reviewed in terms of the source of the malignant disorder. The relationship between the time of onset of the EGR and the discovery of the malignant disorder, as well as the effect of treatment of the malignant condition on the course of the EGR, was studied. The data suggest a highly probable relationship between the two.

Author Affiliations
From the Medical Department, Brantford General Hospital, Brantford (Dr. Skolnick) and the Norfolk General Hospital, Simcoe (Dr. Mainman), Ontario, Canada.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 15, 1974.

Reprint requests to 105 Brant Ave, Brantford, Ontario, Canada N3P 3H4 (Dr. Skolnick).

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