Erythema gyratum repens with pulmonary tuberculosis

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Abstract
A 63 yr old man presented with erythema gyratum repens of 7 mo. duration. A cavitating mass at the right lung apex was resected and proved to be tuberculous. Following the resection, the skin lesions cleared within a few days. Erythema gyratum repens has not previously been described in association with non-malignant visceral pathology. The pathogenesis remains obscure but cannot be related specifically to a response to tumor cells or their products in view of the association reported here. The condition bears no resemblance to any known tuberculide.

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