Scratching the Surface: A Paraneoplastic Pruritus Phenomenon in a Mediastinal Mass

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Devine Thomas
Yousef Salem
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Naser Asfoor
Mohamad Jabin
Mojahed Shalabi
Stephen Baker
Shovendra Gautam

Keywords

pruritus, lymphoma, excoriations

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May 13, 2024
DOI https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.8.3.24

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Thomas, D., Salem, Y., Asfoor, N., Jabin, M., Shalabi, M., Baker, S., & Gautam, S. (2024). Scratching the Surface: A Paraneoplastic Pruritus Phenomenon in a Mediastinal Mass. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, 8(3), 1609–1611. https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.8.3.24
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