Extensive psoriasis induced by pegylated interferon: a case report
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Extensive psoriasis induced by pegylated interferon: a case report
This paper describes the clinical course of a patient with chronic hepatitis C, genotype 2a/2c, previously treated with Interferon alpha2b and subsequently with Lymphoblastoid Interferon without any response, and also without any cutaneous side effects. The patient, a 50 year-old woman, was re-treated with Pegylated alpha2b Interferon plus Ribavirin for 24 weeks, at standard doses; during the t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-86