Extensive inflammation of actinic keratoses during interferon α therapy for chronic hepatitis C in a Taiwanese albino woman

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 728-729

  Yang, Wei Li ^a   Lee, Julia Yu Yun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RIBAVIRIN; VINCRISTINE;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; ALBINO; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LICHENOID; SKIN BIOPSY; TAIWAN;

ALBINISM; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERFERON-ALPHA; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TAIWAN;

EID: 84887026054     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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