Extensive psoriasis induced by pegylated interferon: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Citro, Vincenzo ^a   Fristachi, Raffaele ^b   Tarantino, Giovanni ^c  

^a Mauro Scarlato Hospital   (Italy)

^b ASL Salerno 1   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHAN1 INTERFERON; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASTHENIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG FEVER; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 44949164546     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-86     Document Type: Article

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