Author(s) : A. BAUZÁ, A. ESPAÑA, P. LLORET , Department of Dermatology, University Clinic of Navarra, School of Medicine, P.O. Box 4209, 31080 Pamplona, Spain .
Summary : Virus C infection has been associated with a broad spectrum of extrahepatic diseases such as essential mixed cryoglobulinemia, membranous glomerulonephritis, vasculitis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus. The etiologic role of virus C has also been observed in some neoplasms such as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and the monoclonal gammapathies. Many studies also support the link between this virus and porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT). Isolated cases suggest a relationship with dermatomyositis. Herein, we report the coexistence of PCT, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and dermatomyositis in the same patient affected with virus C infection which has never previously been described.
Keywords : porphyria cutanea tarda, dermatomyositis, lymphoma, virus C
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Figure 1.Multiple crusts and millium cysts
on the back of the hands.
Figure 2.Gottron’s sign on the back of the
metacarpophalangeal joints.
Figure 3. Poikilodermic plaque located on
the scalp.
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