Alexis Francin, Leggett Luke R, Agarwal Nikita, Bakhtin Zachary, Farabi Banu
Internal Medicine, St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Mar 24;14(3):e23445. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23445. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Carcinoma erysipeloides (CE) is an atypical finding among women with breast cancer. CE clinically presents as an erythematous patch or plaque resembling superficial skin infections such as cellulitis or erysipelas. CE can also be the first indication of an underlying breast cancer. Therefore, it is imperative for clinicians to recognize this rare entity for early diagnosis and improving prognosis and outcomes in breast cancer patients. Here, we present a 68-year-old female patient with a history of breast cancer, who developed recurrence of cancer with typical clinical features of CE. Hence, we aim to increase awareness of this rare entity. We also report the dermatoscopic features of CE, which to the authors' knowledge have not been previously documented in literature.
类丹毒样癌（CE）是乳腺癌女性患者中的一种非典型表现。CE临床上表现为类似蜂窝织炎或丹毒等浅表皮肤感染的红斑或斑块。CE也可能是潜在乳腺癌的首个迹象。因此，临床医生必须认识到这一罕见病症，以便早期诊断并改善乳腺癌患者的预后和结局。在此，我们报告一名68岁有乳腺癌病史的女性患者，其癌症复发并具有CE的典型临床特征。因此，我们旨在提高对这一罕见病症的认识。我们还报告了CE的皮肤镜特征，据作者所知，此前文献中尚未有相关记载。
