Is There Any Relationship Between Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Skin Diseases ? | ||
| Diyala Journal of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 3, Issue 1, December 2012, Pages 51-56 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abbas A. Al-Duliami; Khudiar Kh. Al-Kiali; Abdul-Razak Sh. Hasan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been associated with several extrahepatic conditions. Although a high prevalence of HCV infection was detected in patients with lichen planus, the pathogenetic potentials of HCV with skin diseases is still controversial. Objectives: To determine the anti-HCV antibody seropositivity among patients with certain non-communicable skin diseases; lichen planus, psoriasis, alopecia areata, vitiligo, eczema, and urticaria. Patients and methods: Two hundred patients suffering from non-communicable skin disease were enrolled in this study which was conducted in Baquba for the period from 1st. November/2010 to 1st. July/2011. The patients were attending the Dermatology and Venereology Unit in the outpatient clinic of Baquba General Teaching Hospital. The patients group consists of 18 patients with lichen planus, 23 with psoriasis, 7 with vitiligo, 95 with eczema, 36 with chronic urticaria, and 21 with alopecia areata. The age range of the patients was (5-70) years. Additionally, 90 apparently healthy unpaid blood donors were included as control group. Anti-HCV antibody was detected by enzyme linked immunosorbant assay. Rsults: Only two patients were positive for anti-HCV antibody; one with lichen planus and another with eczema. All other patients with psoriasis, alopecia areata, vitiligo, and urticaria were negative for anti-HCV antibody. There was no significant association between HCV infection and skin diseases under study. Conclusion: No association between HCV infection and lichen planus, psoriasis, alopecia areata, vitiligo, eczema, and urticaria, probably due to low prevalence of HCV infection among general Iraqi people. Key words: HCV infection, lichen planus, psoriasis, alopecia areata, vitiligo. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| HCV infection; Lichen planus; psoriasis; alopecia areata; vitiligo | ||
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