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16441629

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
We describe a 63-year-old Chinese woman with generalized granuloma annulare (GGA) associated with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection for 10 years. She developed non-annular papule lesions after a previous infection of hepatitis B virus. Since then, her clinical course was aggressive with involvement of the trunk, extremities and neck. Histologically, granulomatous inflammations were found in the upper to mid dermis. The HBV DNA in these lesions was demonstrated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). GGA was totally regressed after treatment of interferon-alpha for 3 months. To the best of our knowledge, GGA associated with chronic HBV infection has never been reported in literature. The prognostic significance of the association of granulomatous inflammation and virus infection is reviewed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0926-9959
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
186-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Generalized granuloma annulare associated with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, The first affiliated hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports