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Recognizing and treating cutaneous signs of liver disease
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 10/02/09

Hazin R et al. – This article reviews the important cutaneous manifestations of specific liver diseases. The authors focus first on skin conditions that may represent liver disease, and then the authors discuss several major liver diseases and their typical cutaneous manifestations.

Pruritus due to liver disease is particularly resistant to therapy. Cholestyramine (Questran) 4 g/day, gradually increased to 24 g/day, is one option. If the pruritus does not respond or the patient cannot tolerate cholestyramine, rifampin (Rifadin) can be tried.
Spider angiomas, Bier spots, and “paper–money” skin are all superficial vascular problems that may be related to liver disease.
Cutaneous lesions often accompany alcoholic cirrhosis and have been detected in up to 43% of people with chronic alcoholism. The combination of spider angiomas, palmar erythema, and Dupuytren contracture is common in alcoholic cirrhosis.
Although porphyria cutanea tarda is associated with liver disease in general, recent studies show that patients with hepatitis C are at particularly high risk.

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