Necrolytic acral erythema as a cutaneous marker of hepatitis C: Report of two cases and review

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2735-2743

  Tabibian, James H ^a   Gerstenblith, Meg R ^a   Tedford, Ryan J ^a   Junkins Hopkins, Jacqueline M ^a   Abuav, Rachel ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Malnutrition; Necrolytic acral erythema; Rash; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; MULTIVITAMIN; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PYRIDOXINE; RIBAVIRIN; THIAMINE; UREA; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; NECROLYTIC ACRAL ERTHEMA; NECROLYTIC ACRAL ERYTHEMA; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PAIN; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC;

EID: 77957892629     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-010-1273-7     Document Type: Review

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