Cutaneous sarcoid foreign body granulomas developing in sites of previous skin injury after systemic interferon-alpha treatment for chronic hepatitis C [11]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 370-371

  Eberling Konig, B ^a   Hein, R ^a   Abeck, D ^a   Engst, R ^a   Ring, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033036766     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02687.x     Document Type: Letter

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