Sarcoidosis presenting as tattoo changes in a patient undergoing treatment with interferon-α and ribavirin [3]

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 547-548

  Werchniak, A E ^a   Cheng, S X ^a   Dhar, A D ^a   Klaus, S N ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SARCOIDOSIS; TATTOO;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIBAVIRIN; SARCOIDOSIS; TATTOOING;

EID: 4644234333     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01575.x     Document Type: Letter

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