Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Dec 2015)

Observational descriptive study of cutaneous manifestations in patients from Mato Grosso with viral chronic hepatitis

  • Renato Roberto Liberato Rostey,
  • Francisco José Dutra Souto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153851
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 90, no. 6
pp. 828 – 835

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Abstract: BACKGROUND: Extrahepatic manifestations are seen in association with chronic infection by hepatitis B or C virus including cutaneous disorders. The frequency of these findings seems to vary among different places and reports. There is a lack of information about this issue in Brazil. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of cutaneous findings affecting HBV or HCV carriers from a reference outpatient unit in Mato Grosso. METHODS: A cross-sectional observational study. RESULTS: 108 patients were studied. 88.9% presented some cutaneous findings but must of them were nonrelated to chronic viral infection. Four patients had cutaneous or autoimmune syndromes that may be HBV or HCV related. CONCLUSION: In our study we found no statistical association between viral hepatitis and skin diseases.

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