Neutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal hands associated with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 478-480

  Coelho, João ^a   Lourenço, Sofia ^a   Marques, Joana ^a   Mendonça, Paula ^a   Malhado, José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CURRY CABRAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Neutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal hands; Sweet's syndrome

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE; LIVER ENZYME; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE FEBRILE NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EOSINOPHIL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEUTROPHIL; SEROLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; THYROID FUNCTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 57449088200     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.44304     Document Type: Article

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