Granel B, Serratrice J, Rey J, Bouvier C, Weiller-Merli C, Disdier P, Pellissier J F, Weiller P J
Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital de la Timone, 264 rue Saint-lerre, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2000 Nov;43(5 Pt 2):918-9.
We report the first case of generalized granuloma annulare occurring in a 65-year-old woman who was chronically infected with hepatitis C virus. Granuloma annulare totally regressed during alpha-interferon treatment. As chronic hepatitis C virus infection is frequent, a serodiagnosis would be of interest in patients who have generalized granuloma annulare. A link between these 2 diseases may be strongly suspected.