Laugier-hunziker syndrome in a patient with pancreatic cancer

Case Rep Dermatol. 2012 May;4(2):174-6. doi: 10.1159/000342070. Epub 2012 Aug 16.

Abstract

Laugier-Hunziker syndrome is a rare acquired disorder characterized by macular hyperpigmentation of the oral and occasionally genital mucosa as well as longitudinal melanonychia. It is considered a benign condition without systemic manifestation or malignant potential. We report on a woman who concomitantly developed Laugier-Hunziker syndrome and a carcinoma of the pancreas.

Keywords: Hyperpigmentation; Laugier-Hunziker syndrome; Oral mucosa; Paraneoplastic disease.

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