PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | hepatitis c |
| Phenotype | C0037274|skin disorders |
| Sentences | 2 |
| PubMedID- 20462666 | Background: leukocytoclastic vasculitis (lcv) and necrolytic acral erythema (nae) are skin disorders associated with hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection. |
| PubMedID- 22187259 | Idiosyncratic generalized skin disorders complicated by hepatitis caused by exposure to tce, which is similar to serious drug hypersensitivity, have been reported.1 goon, et al.2 suggested the name tce hypersensitivity syndrome to describe a syndrome consisting of exfoliative dermatitis, mucous membrane erosion, eosinophilia, and hepatitis after exposure to tce.3-6 an epidemiologic study proved that tce could be a cause of hypersensitivity skin disorder complicated by hepatitis.7 in order to manage patients, avoiding tce, especially in workplace, should be recommended as the first step thereafter, glucocorticoid has been used for resolving skin disorders and hepatitis in this syndrome.2-6 generally, glucocorticoid had been tapered as tce hypersensitivity syndrome had improved. |
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