| Autor: |
Halawani MR; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, PO Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (11) 4691426. Fax. +966 (11) 4691432. E-mail: monahalawani@gmail.com. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Saudi medical journal [Saudi Med J] 2014 Jun; Vol. 35 (6), pp. 531-7. |
| Abstrakt: |
The Saudi Ministry of Health data indicates that almost 32% of viral hepatitis cases were caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV). It has been widely reported that chronic HCV infection is associated with and may trigger or exacerbate many skin manifestations in 20-40% of patients visiting dermatologists. The most commonly encountered dermatological manifestations of HCV infection globally include mixed cryoglobulinemia, porphyria cutanea tarda, cutaneous and/or oral lichen planus, urticaria, pruritus, thrombocytopenic purpura, and psoriasis. The current article indicates that HCV infection is increasing in Saudi Arabia and approximately 12% of the reported dermatological manifestations are caused by HCV infection. We recommend the urgent need for large-scale, case-control studies to understand the impact of HCV infection in patients with skin disease. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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