Necrolytic acral erythema in a Chinese patient with hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus coinfection

Necrolytic acral erythema is a distinct erythema that has been described as an extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis C virus infection. Most reported cases have been in Africa, especially Egypt. We report the first case (to the best of our knowledge) of necrolytic acral erythema in a Chinese patie...

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Autores principales: Xue, Ruzeng, Elbendary, Amira, Wu, Tieqiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7007027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31644618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20197257
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Sumario:Necrolytic acral erythema is a distinct erythema that has been described as an extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis C virus infection. Most reported cases have been in Africa, especially Egypt. We report the first case (to the best of our knowledge) of necrolytic acral erythema in a Chinese patient with HCV and HBV coinfection. We aim to increase awareness for recognizing this condition in the Chinese population.

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