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Rare atypical presentations may also occur, delaying diagnosis and management. This case report discusses a 61-year-old male of Black-African descent, whose first presentation to the hospital for a condition ultimately diagnosed as metastatic prostate cancer, was due to lower gastrointestinal bleeding, rectal pain, and psoriasiform dermatitis. The patient\u2019s clinical findings included a moderate-sized (grade 2) nodular prostate on digital rectal examination (DRE), a total serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of &amp;gt;200 ng\/mL, low back bone pain, and osteoblastic lesions on lumbosacral spine X-ray. Prostate core biopsy histopathologically confirmed adenocarcinoma with a Gleason score of 4 + 4 = 8. Histopathological examination of the synchronous skin lesions revealed psoriasiform dermatitis. The patient was managed with surgical androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), followed by oral bicalutamide, dermatologist consultation, and blood transfusions. 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