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  • * A case study discusses a 66-year-old patient who, after having gastric bypass surgery, developed NAE due to a poor diet limited to just mushroom soup for three months, without any history of hepatitis C.
  • * The patient was treated with zinc replacement after other treatments failed, and showed significant improvement at follow-up, highlighting how NAE can occur from nutritional deficiencies outside of known viral infections like HCV.
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  • Necrolytic acral erythema (NAE) is a rare skin condition often linked to hepatitis C virus (HCV), characterized by thick, scaly patches on the arms and legs.
  • Some studies have documented occurrences of NAE without any HCV infection, indicating it may have other causes.
  • This case study highlights a female patient diagnosed with NAE who also has hypothyroidism, but does not have HCV.
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