Clinical Case Reports (Mar 2022)

Transient flare of psoriasis under direct‐acting antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis C: A case report

  • Leona Dold,
  • Annekristin Hausen,
  • Bettina Langhans,
  • Christian P. Strassburg,
  • Ulrich Spengler

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5647
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 3
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection frequently involve the skin. Here, we report the case of a woman, who experienced a psoriasis exacerbation on DAA treatment, which lead to psoriasis resolution upon HCV clearance under continued treatment with elbasvir/grazoprevir.

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