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Thursday, March 12, 2026

UTMB MS4 Publishes in JAAD

Congratulations to Gengi Kleto (MS4) for her recent publication “Infection with hepatitis C, not hepatitis B confers increased risk of lichen planus: A TriNetX study” as a brief report in JAAD. Her co-authors were Dr. Umer Nadir (Department of Dermatology, Baylor University Medical Center), Dr. Sahiti Talasila (Transitional Year Residency, Orange Park Hospital), Dr. George Jeha (Department of Dermatology, Baylor University Medical Center), and Dr. Stanislav Tolkachjov (Department of Dermatology, Baylor University Medical Center).

 

Citation: Infection with hepatitis C, not hepatitis B confers increased risk of lichen planus: A TriNetX study. Kleto, Gengi et al. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Volume 0, Issue 0. https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(26)00273-2/fulltext