Two cases of interferon-alpha-induced sarcoidosis koebnerized along venous drainage lines: New pathogenic insights and review of the literature of interferon-induced sarcoidosis

Dermatology

Volumn 226, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 289-297

  Buss, G ^a   Cattin, V ^b   Spring, P ^b   Malinverni, R ^c   Gilliet, M ^b  

^a Division of Immunology and Allergology   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c Hopital Neuchatelois   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Interferon ; Intravenous drug user; Koebner phenomenon; Sarcoidosis; Venous drainage lines

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CORTICOSTEROID; DIAMORPHINE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG USE; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATOMEGALY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; INJECTION SITE REACTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; PAPULE; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIREMIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPLICATION; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FOREARM; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; SKIN DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN DISEASES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84884287638     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000346244     Document Type: Review

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