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elodie.gillain@gmail.com - 04 Oct 2007 16:51 GMT

I saw a patient this morning in the elevator of the hospital where I
work. That person had a very unusual brown complexion.

I am wondering what kind of condition can cause that complexion.
Anybody has ideas?

Thanks for your help.

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bae@cs.toronto.no-uce.edu - 04 Oct 2007 18:59 GMT

>I saw a patient this morning in the elevator of the hospital where I
>work. That person had a very unusual brown complexion.
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>Thanks for your help.

Severe jaundice can look like a dark tan on a person with normally
fair skin. Could be liver metastases in a cancer patient.

No doubt there are other causes.

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chorleydnc@gmail.com - 06 Oct 2007 05:03 GMT

On Oct 4, 12:59 pm, b...@cs.toronto.no-uce.edu wrote:

> In article <1191513119.028571.58...@o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,
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> No doubt there are other causes.

Some primary lung cancers can produce an ACTH-like hormone giving an
Addisonian type of skin coloration

David

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