Rare Paraneoplastic Syndrome Associated with Colorectal Malignancy
2025 Alvin Yarrows Research Day at Corewell Health Hospital Farmington Hills, Farmington Hills, MI, March 13, 2025.
Description
Paraneoplastic hypertrichosis lanuginosa acquisita (PHLA) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome characterized by the global growth of fine hairs. PHLA’s dermatologic manifestation is similar to languo hair which is thin and unpigmented. Other associated symptoms include glossitis, weight loss and diarrhea. Though PHLA's etiology is unknown, this rare syndrome is strongly associated with malignancy. Specifically, colonic malignancies, especially when it manifests in female patients.
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