Necrolytic acral erythema associated with hypothyroidism in hepatitis C virus seronegative patient

Ihsan Baroudi; Ola Alakhras; Alaa Alkasem; Thaer Douri

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6959

Necrolytic acral erythema associated with hypothyroidism in hepatitis C virus seronegative patient

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Feb 13;11(2):e6959. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6959. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Ihsan Baroudi¹, Ola Alakhras¹, Alaa Alkasem¹, Thaer Douri²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine University of Hama Hama Syria.
² Department of Dermatology Al Assad Medical Center Hama Syria.

Abstract

Necrolytic acral erythema (NAE) is a rare cutaneous sign of hepatitis C virus (HCV), which generally presents as circumscribed keratotic plaques on the extremities. Many studies reported NAE in the absence of HCV. This case presents a female diagnosed with NAE and hypothyroidism in the absence of HCV infection.

Keywords: case report; hepatitis C virus seronegative; hypothyroidism; necrolytic acral erythema.

Publication types

Case Reports