Cutaneous sarcoidosis in a woman with chronic hepatitis C and interferon therapy: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 863-866

  Song, Kunchang ^a   Das, Kasturi ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy, fine needle; Granulomas; Hepatitis C; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUTANEOUS SARCOIDOSIS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN NODULE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 78650437651     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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