title: [Lichen planus and hepatitis C virus infection. Study of 6 cases].
abstract: Lichen planus is an inflammatory dermatosis that has been associated to different chronic hepatopaties with a variable frequency. In recent years several case reports have been published dealing with lichen planus and its association to hepatitis C virus infection. We report six patients with lichen planus (four males, two females; aged 30-75) who also suffered a chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Lichen planus was confirmed by biopsy and viral infection was based on ELISA and RIBA-4 tests in all patients and also on PCR in five of them. A patient had also been diagnosed of porphyria cutanea tarda. Two patients were treated with alfa-Interferon. It did not modify the evolution of their lichen planus. We recommend to search for hepatitis C virus infection in lichen planus patients and also look for lichen planus patients suffering of chronic hepatopathies to improve our knowledge of the possible relation between both diseases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Revenga Arranz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Argila Fernández-Durán
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rivera Díaz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Iglesias Díez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Liquen plano e infección por el virus de la hepatitis C. Estudio de seis casos.