Cutaneous side effects associated with interferon-alpha therapy: a review
Chang, L.W.; Liranzo, M.; Bergfeld, W.F.
Cutis 56(3): 144
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0011-4162 PMID: 8565597 Document Number: 440742
Interferon-alpha is a unique biological protein whose clinical use, both in dermatology and other fields of medicine, has greatly increased over the past several years. We present a review of the cutaneous side effects reported with the use of interferon-alpha.
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