Alopecia universalis after discontinuation of pegylated interferon and ribavirin combination therapy for hepatitis C: a case report

For the last decade, the combination therapy of pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) plus ribavirin (RBV) has been considered as the standard of care treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, it has been associated with an increased incidence of many adverse cutaneous reactions and...

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Main Authors: Nesrine Gamal, Lucia Brodosi, Cosimo Misciali, Annalisa Patrizi, Gentiana Vukatana, Nazzarena Malavolta, Mauro Bernardi, Pietro Andreone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119308944