title: Pityriasis rubra pilaris, lichen planus, alopecia universalis and vitiligo in a patient with chronic viral hepatitis C.
abstract: A 43-year-old man, affected with alopecia universalis and vitiligo since his childhood, developed erythrodermic pityriasis rubra pilaris followed then by lichen planus; chronic viral hepatitis C was diagnosed. This appears to be a unique constellation of cutaneous diseases implying both autoimmunity and hepatitis C virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Spedali Riuniti, Pistoia, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cecchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giomi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tuci
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bartoli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Seghieri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000150:complications*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010916:Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris / Q000150:complications*; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000150:complications*