Hepatitis c virus treatment with Pegylated interferon-Alfa therapy leading to generalized interstitial granuloma annulare and review of the literature

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 585-587

  Ahmad, Usman ^a   Li, Xin ^a   Sodeman, Thomas ^a   Daboul, Isam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Granuloma annulare; Hepatitis C; Interferon

Indexed keywords

NYSTATIN; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA; RIBAVIRIN; SALICYLIC ACID; TRIAMCINOLONE; ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DRUG CARRIER; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMP; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CASE REPORT; DIZZINESS; ELBOW; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEG; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; RASH; REVIEW; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VIRUS LOAD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG COMBINATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GRANULOMA ANNULARE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RIBAVIRIN;

EID: 84888297982     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e318209e049     Document Type: Review

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