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International Journal of Dermatology, vol.41, no.12, pp.930-932, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)
The association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, cryoglobulinemia and urticarial vasculitis is well documented. However, urticarial vasculitis is extremely rare in HCV infection when not complicated by cryoglobulinemia. Here were describe a patient with urticarial vasculitis who had previously received interferon therapy for HCV infection. This HCV-infected patient with urticarial vasculitis was found to be negative for cryoglobulinemia but positive for anticardiolipin and anti-SS-A/Ro antibodies. The association between HCV infection, urticarial vasculitis, interferon therapy and anticardiolipin antibodies are discussed.