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Papuloerythroderma (of Ofuji)
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a rare disorder most commonly found in
Japan
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characterized by pruritic flat-topped papules that spare the skin folds = the
“deck chair sign”
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considered a form of erythroderma in the elderly by some and a paraneoplastic syndrome by others
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frequently there is an associated blood eosinophilia
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histology
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dense lymphohistiocytic infiltrate,
eosinophils
in papillary dermis
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not enough cases have been reported to determine a true association with malignancies