Kronik hepatit C?li Hastaların yaklasik yarisinda hastalık seyri esnasinda en az bir karaciger dışı bulgu ortaya çikar. Liken planusun hepatit C ile ilişkisi grup B olarak tanımlanir ki bunun anlami kontrollere göre daha yüksek sıklıkda görülmekte olduğudur. Bunun yaninda likenoid döküntüler kronik hepatit C tedavisine bagli gelişen bir yan etki olarak da karsimiza çikabilir. Bizim vakamiz interferon 2-b+ribavirin tedavisinin 9. ayinda likenoid döküntüleri ortaya çikan bir hastadir.
Approximately half of the chronic hepatitis C virus infection patients might develop at least one extrahepatic manifestation during the course of the disease. Lichen planus is in group B in accordance with its relation with hepatitis C virus infection, meaning that the prevalence of this disorder is higher than in controls. On the other hand, lichenoid eruptions may arise as an adverse reaction of interferon therapy in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Our patient had hepatitis C virus infection and developed lichenoid eruptions during the 9th month of interferon plus ribavirin treatment