Lipoatrophy: A non-reversible complication of subcutaneous interferon-beta 1a treatment of multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 377-378

  Beiske, Antonie Giæver ^a   Myhr, Kjell Morten ^b  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA1A INTERFERON;

BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE ERYTHEMA; INJECTION SITE REACTION; INJECTION SITE WARMTH; LETTER; LIPOATROPHY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOLOGY; SKIN REDNESS; SUMMER; WINTER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INTERFERON-BETA; LIPODYSTROPHY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 33644944164     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0898-0     Document Type: Letter

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