Generalized eczema secondary to treatment with peginterferon alpha and ribavirin in two patients with hepatitis C

E Díez Recio; C  Sánchez Herreros; P Belmar Flores; A Vergara Sánchez; E de Eusebio Murillo

2008, Number 1

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Med Cutan Iber Lat Am 2008; 36 (1)

Generalized eczema secondary to treatment with peginterferon alpha and ribavirin in two patients with hepatitis C

Díez RE, Sánchez HC, Belmar FP, Vergara SA, Murillo EE

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ABSTRACT

Treatment with interferon alpha or interferon alpha plus ribavirin in patientes with chronic hepatitis C frequently cause cutaneous local side effects limited to the injection sites. Generalized eczematous reactions are rare. However, distant lesions may increase with the use of pegylated inteferons alpha.

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