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Case Reports
. 2006 Feb 28;12(2):17.

Linear lichen planus and hepatitis C

María Victoria Guiote Domínguez  1 , Anna Vilanova Mateu, Ricardo Vieira, Juan Linares Solano, Ramón Naranjo Sintes, María Teresa Gutiérrez Salmerón
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  • PMID: 16638410
Case Reports

Linear lichen planus and hepatitis C

María Victoria Guiote Domínguez et al. Dermatol Online J. .

Abstract

A 23-year-old man with hepatitis C was observed with brownish dome-shaped papules in a linear pattern on the chest. The papules were determined clinically and pathologically to be linear lichen planus. These lesions appeared during an interferon-alpha therapy for his hepatitis and resolved after topical treatment with tacrolimus ointment. Linear lichen planus and hepatitis C have been reported only twice previously. The association between these disorders and the potential role of interferon therapy are discussed.

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