Interferon alfa-induced interstitial pneumonitis in a patient with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 2 PART I, 1996, Pages 269-270

  Nouri, Keyvan ^a   Valor, Raul ^a   Rodriguez, Freddie M ^a   Kerdel, Francisco A ^a  

^a Cedars Medical Center Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM; METHOXSALEN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; TICARCILLIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GRANULOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029742338     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(96)90350-3     Document Type: Article

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