Multisystem sarcoidosis in a patient on interferon-therapy for chronic hepatitis C

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-131

  Oudghiri, Bouchra ^a   Benzagmout, Mohammed ^a   Boujraf, Saïd ^b   Belahcen, Faouzi ^a   Ibrahimi, Adil ^a  

^a HASSAN II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^b SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Complication; Interferon alfa; Neurosarcoidosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN NODULE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84862533070     PISSN: 0974777X     EISSN: 09748245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-777X.96779     Document Type: Article

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