Necrolytic acral erythema: a rare skin disease associated with hepatitis C virus infection

Abstract: 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 erythemat...

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Main Authors: Luciane Francisca Fernandes Botelho, Milvia Maria Simões e Silva Enokihara, Mauro Yoshiaki Enokihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016-10-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v91n5/0365-0596-abd-91-05-0649.pdf