Urticarial vasculitis caused by hepatitis C virus infection: Response to interferon alfa therapy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2 I, 1998, Pages 278-280

  Hamid, S ^a   Cruz P D , Jr ^a   Lee, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; AZATHIOPRINE; COLCHICINE; DAPSONE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; NAPROXEN; PREDNISOLONE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; URTICARIA; VASCULITIS; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0031818620     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(98)70089-1     Document Type: Article

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