Necrolytic acral erythema: a rare skin disease associated with hepatitis C virus infection

Botelho, Luciane Francisca Fernandes; Enokihara, Milvia Maria Simões e Silva; Enokihara, Mauro Yoshiaki

Botelho, Luciane Francisca Fernandes; Enokihara, Milvia Maria Simões e Silva; Enokihara, Mauro Yoshiaki.

Botelho, Luciane Francisca Fernandes; Universidade Federal de São Paulo. São Paulo. BR
Enokihara, Milvia Maria Simões e Silva; Universidade Federal de São Paulo. São Paulo. BR
Enokihara, Mauro Yoshiaki; Universidade Federal de São Paulo. São Paulo. BR

An. bras. dermatol ; 91(5): 649-651, Sept.-Oct. 2016. graf

Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-827745

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Abstract Necrolytic acral erythema is a rare skin disease associated with hepatitis C virus infection. We report a case of a 31-year-old woman with hepatitis C virus infection and decreased zinc serum level. Physical examination revealed scaly, lichenified plaques, well-demarcated with an erythematous peripheral rim located on the lower limbs. After blood transfusion and oral zinc supplementation the patient presented an improvement of lesions.

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Humans; Female; Adult; Hepatitis C/complications; Erythema/etiology; Leg Dermatoses/etiology; Zinc/deficiency; Zinc/therapeutic use; Hepatitis C/pathology; Hepatitis C/drug therapy; Lichenoid Eruptions/pathology; Erythema/pathology; Erythema/drug therapy; Leg Dermatoses/pathology; Leg Dermatoses/drug therapy

Hepatitis C, chronic; Necrolytic migratory erythema; Zinc deficiency

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Hepatitis C / Erythema / Leg Dermatoses Type of study: Risk factors Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: English Journal: An. bras. dermatol Journal subject: Dermatology Year: 2016 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR

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