Interferon (IFN) for malignant melanoma unmasking an autoimmune hepatitis

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Lebiedz, Pia ^a   August, Christian ^a   Domschke, Wolfram ^a   Schmidt, Hartmut H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Interferon; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; INTERFERON; LIVER ENZYME; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MELANOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 60349102476     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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