title: Chronic hepatitis C virus infection associated with a generalized granuloma annulare.
abstract: We report the first case of generalized granuloma annulare occurring in a 65-year-old woman who was chronically infected with hepatitis C virus. Granuloma annulare totally regressed during alpha-interferon treatment. As chronic hepatitis C virus infection is frequent, a serodiagnosis would be of interest in patients who have generalized granuloma annulare. A link between these 2 diseases may be strongly suspected.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital de la Timone, 264 rue Saint-lerre, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Granel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Serratrice
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bouvier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weiller-Merli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Disdier
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Pellissier
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Weiller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D016460:Granuloma Annulare / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha