Atrophie blanche associated with interferon-alfa adjuvant therapy for melanoma: A cutaneous side effect related to the procoagulant activity of interferon? [2]

Dermatology

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 154-

  Bugatti, Leonardo ^a   Filosa, Giorgio ^a   Nicolini, Massimiliano ^a   Filosa, Alessandra ^a   Verdolini, Roberto ^b  

^a A Murri Hospital   (Italy)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrophie blanche; Coagulation abnormalities; Interferon

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CRYOGLOBULIN; HEPARIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; MESOGLYCAN; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PROCOAGULANT; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; PROTHROMBIN; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; UBIDECARENONE;

ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ATROPHIE BLANCHIE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LABORATORY TEST; LEG; LETTER; MELANOMA; NECK CANCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN INFECTION; TELANGIECTASIA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR;

EID: 18344385830     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000051838     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Idiopathic atrophie blanche
2. Fibrinolytic abnormalities in two different cutaneous manifestations of venous disease
3. Interferon-induced cutaneous necrosis
4. Coagulopathy induced by continuous infusion of high doses of human lymphoblastoid interferon
5. A case of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) during interferon-alpha treatment of chronic hepatitis