Elevated Alphafetoprotein in an Hepatitis B Seropositive African Woman with Hypertrophic Zosteriform Lichen Planus

Abstract

Get full access to this article

View all access options for this article.

References

McElgunn

PSJ

. Dermatologic manifestations of hepatitis B virus infection. J Am Acad Dermatol 1983;8:539–48.

Jubert

Pawlostky

Pouget

Lichen planus and hepatitis C virus-related chronic active hepatitis. Arch Dermatol 1994;130:73–6.

Criber

Garnier

Laustriat

Lichen planus and hepatitis C virus infection an epidemiologic study. J Am Acad Dermatol 1994;31:1070–2.

Imhof

Popal

Lee

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibodies and evaluation of hepatitis C virus genotype in patients with lichen planus. Dermatology 1997;195:1–5.

Alabi

Akinsanya

. Lichen planus in Tropical Africa. Trop Geogr Med 1981;33:143–7.

Onayemi

. Lichen planus and lichenoid drug eruption in Ile-Ife, Nigeria [Thesis]. Ile-Ife: National Postgraduate Medical College, 1986.

Shrank

Harman

RRM

. The incidence of skin diseases in a Nigerian teaching hospital dermatological clinic. Br J Dermatol 1966;78:235–41.

Daramola

OOM

. Prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses in adult Nigerian with lichen planus. Ibadan: University College Hospital, 2000.

Shiohara

. The lichenoid tissue reaction. An immunological perspective. Am J Dermatopathol 1988;10:252–6.

10.

Saywell

Wittal

Kossard

. Lichenoid reaction to hepatitis B vaccination. Australas J Dermatol 1997;38:152–4.

11.

Rebora

Rongioletti

Drago

Parodi . Lichen planus as a side effect of HBV vaccination. Dermatology 1999;198:1–2.

12.

Perrilo

Gelb

Campbell

HbeAg, DNA polymerase activity and infection of household contacts with HBV. Gastroenterology 1979;26:1319.

13.

Shiohara

. The lichenoid reaction. An immunological perspective. Am J Dermatopathol 1988;10:252–6.

14.

Collier

Sherman

. Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 1998;27:273.

15.

Sherman

Peltikian

Lee

. Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic carriers of hepatitis b virus: Incidence and prevalence of hepatocellular carcinoma in a North American urban population. Hepatology 1995;22:432.