Psoriatic arthritis with spinal involvement in a patient receiving alpha-interferon for chronic hepatitis C

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-60

  Lombardini, F ^a,b   Taglione, E ^a   Riente, L ^a   Pasero, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Rheumatology Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

hepatitis C virus; psoriatic arthritis; interferon

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; HUMOFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; SACROILIITIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031057358     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009749709065666     Document Type: Article

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