Necrolytic acral erythema: a rare skin disease associated with hepatitis C virus infection.
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.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp) - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.|Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar) - São Carlos (SP), Brazil.
Luciane Francisca Fernandes
LF
Botelho
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp) - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
Milvia Maria Simões E Silva
MM
Enokihara
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp) - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
Mauro Yoshiaki
MY
Enokihara
D000328:Adult; D004890:Erythema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017512:Lichenoid Eruptions / Q000473:pathology; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency / Q000627:therapeutic use
D015032:Zinc