A Cutaneous Autoimmune Blistering Disorder Related to Chronic Hepatitis C: Bullous Pemphigoid

Association of serious infections with pemphigus and pemphigoid: analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

“…However, we did not observe increased odds of cytomegalovirus or Cryptococcus, when compared with control subjects. Previous studies found conflicting results whether pemphigus is associated with hepatitis virus infections . The present study found no associations of pemphigus or pemphigoid with hepatitis A, B or C virus infections in bivariable or multivariable models.…”

“…Previous studies found conflicting results whether pemphigus is associated with hepatitis virus infections. [16][17][18][19] The present study found no associations of pemphigus or pemphigoid with hepatitis A, B or C virus infections in bivariable or multivariable models. We found significant interactions with excess odds of infections in patients with Cushing's syndrome (secondary to excessive corticosteroid use) as a proxy for excessive steroid use since medication data was not available.…”

Resolution of Pruritus in association with treatment of chronic hepatitis c in an elderly man

“…HCV infection has been reported in association with several dermatological conditions including bullous pemphigoid and lichen planus; 10,11 however, these diseases have typical skin findings that the patient described here did not have. The rash that he developed might have been due to chronic HCV, however, as it disappeared spontaneously, we cannot comment on any potential effects of treatment on it.…”