Merkel cell carcinoma mistaken for allergic contact dermatitis

BMJ. 2015 Oct 30:351:h4635. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h4635.

Authors

Emily Craven¹, Anton Alexandroff², J K David Liu³, Stephen Hillier⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, Southland Hospital, Invercargill, 9810, New Zealand ejc4848@hotmail.co.uk.
² Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals of Leicester, UK.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Southland Hospital, Invercargill, New Zealand.
⁴ Department of Clinical Education, Northampton General Hospital, UK.

PMID: 26519054
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h4635

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / diagnosis*
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*