Necrolytic Acral Erythema in Seronegative Hepatitis C

Necrolytic Acral Erythema in Seronegative Hepatitis C

Necrolytic acral erythema (NAE) is a distinctive skin disorder. The exact cause and pathogenesis is still unclear. Most studies report an association of NAE with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We report a 64-year-old woman who presented with chronic mildly pruritic brownish to erythematous rashe...

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Main Authors: Ploychompoo Srisuwanwattana, Vasanop Vachiramon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:
Acral involvement
Acrodermatitis enteropathica
Hepatitis C
Glucagonoma
Necrolytic acral erythema
Pellagra
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/458406
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spelling doaj-1259dba90ea349b9b0b43bd4507fc3102020-11-24T22:38:06ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672017-03-0191697310.1159/000458406458406Necrolytic Acral Erythema in Seronegative Hepatitis CPloychompoo SrisuwanwattanaVasanop VachiramonNecrolytic acral erythema (NAE) is a distinctive skin disorder. The exact cause and pathogenesis is still unclear. Most studies report an association of NAE with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We report a 64-year-old woman who presented with chronic mildly pruritic brownish to erythematous rashes on both lateral malleoli for 7 months. The clinical and histopathological findings were compatible with NAE. However, the serologic marker for HCV was negative.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/458406Acral involvementAcrodermatitis enteropathicaHepatitis CGlucagonomaNecrolytic acral erythemaPellagra
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author Ploychompoo Srisuwanwattana
Vasanop Vachiramon
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Vasanop Vachiramon
Necrolytic Acral Erythema in Seronegative Hepatitis C
Case Reports in Dermatology
Acral involvement
Acrodermatitis enteropathica
Hepatitis C
Glucagonoma
Necrolytic acral erythema
Pellagra
author_facet Ploychompoo Srisuwanwattana
Vasanop Vachiramon
author_sort Ploychompoo Srisuwanwattana
title Necrolytic Acral Erythema in Seronegative Hepatitis C
title_short Necrolytic Acral Erythema in Seronegative Hepatitis C
title_full Necrolytic Acral Erythema in Seronegative Hepatitis C
title_fullStr Necrolytic Acral Erythema in Seronegative Hepatitis C
title_full_unstemmed Necrolytic Acral Erythema in Seronegative Hepatitis C
title_sort necrolytic acral erythema in seronegative hepatitis c
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Dermatology
issn 1662-6567
publishDate 2017-03-01
description Necrolytic acral erythema (NAE) is a distinctive skin disorder. The exact cause and pathogenesis is still unclear. Most studies report an association of NAE with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We report a 64-year-old woman who presented with chronic mildly pruritic brownish to erythematous rashes on both lateral malleoli for 7 months. The clinical and histopathological findings were compatible with NAE. However, the serologic marker for HCV was negative.
topic Acral involvement
Acrodermatitis enteropathica
Hepatitis C
Glucagonoma
Necrolytic acral erythema
Pellagra
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