NECROLYTIC MIGRATORY ERYTHEMA

Course overview

NECROLYTIC MIGRATORY ERYTHEMA (NME) IS A CHARACTERISTIC SKIN RASH MOST OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE GLUCAGONOMA, AN ALPHA-CELL TUMOR OF THE PANCREATIC ISLETS. IT IS USUALLY SEEN AS A PART OF THE GLUCAGONOMA SYNDROME, A PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME WHICH INCLUDES THE TRIAD OF DIABETES MELLITUS, NME, AND WEIGHT LOSS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PRESENTATION OF NECROLYTIC MIGRATORY ERYTHEMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.