Systemic sclerosis induced by interferon-alfa treatment of melanoma.

Systemic sclerosis induced by interferon-alfa treatment of melanoma.

Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disease characterized by a complex pathogenesis and a multi organ involvement of unknown etiology. Genetic features and environmental factors, as the use of some drugs, influence the onset of the clinical picture. The authors describe a case of a patient who...

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Main Authors: Joana Leite Silva, Daniela Santos Faria, Filipa Teixeira, Maria Carmo Afonso, Daniela Peixoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia 2017-07-01
Series:Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa
Subjects:
systemic sclerosis
scleroderma
interferon alfa
Online Access:http://www.actareumatologica.com/files/article/1174_systemic_sclerosis_induced_by_interferon_alfa_treatment_of_melanoma__file.pdf
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spelling doaj-b6c7948855cc4727b6ee9543df8d22e42020-11-24T22:27:16ZengSociedade Portuguesa de ReumatologiaActa Reumatológica Portuguesa0303-464X2017-07-0120173263264CC160335Systemic sclerosis induced by interferon-alfa treatment of melanoma.Joana Leite SilvaDaniela Santos FariaFilipa TeixeiraMaria Carmo AfonsoDaniela PeixotoSystemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disease characterized by a complex pathogenesis and a multi organ involvement of unknown etiology. Genetic features and environmental factors, as the use of some drugs, influence the onset of the clinical picture. The authors describe a case of a patient who developed systemic sclerosis after treatment of melanoma with interferon alfa-2b, drug rarely implicated in the induction of this disease.http://www.actareumatologica.com/files/article/1174_systemic_sclerosis_induced_by_interferon_alfa_treatment_of_melanoma__file.pdfsystemic sclerosissclerodermainterferon alfa
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Daniela Santos Faria
Filipa Teixeira
Maria Carmo Afonso
Daniela Peixoto
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Daniela Santos Faria
Filipa Teixeira
Maria Carmo Afonso
Daniela Peixoto
Systemic sclerosis induced by interferon-alfa treatment of melanoma.
Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa
systemic sclerosis
scleroderma
interferon alfa
author_facet Joana Leite Silva
Daniela Santos Faria
Filipa Teixeira
Maria Carmo Afonso
Daniela Peixoto
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title Systemic sclerosis induced by interferon-alfa treatment of melanoma.
title_short Systemic sclerosis induced by interferon-alfa treatment of melanoma.
title_full Systemic sclerosis induced by interferon-alfa treatment of melanoma.
title_fullStr Systemic sclerosis induced by interferon-alfa treatment of melanoma.
title_full_unstemmed Systemic sclerosis induced by interferon-alfa treatment of melanoma.
title_sort systemic sclerosis induced by interferon-alfa treatment of melanoma.
publisher Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia
series Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa
issn 0303-464X
publishDate 2017-07-01
description Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disease characterized by a complex pathogenesis and a multi organ involvement of unknown etiology. Genetic features and environmental factors, as the use of some drugs, influence the onset of the clinical picture. The authors describe a case of a patient who developed systemic sclerosis after treatment of melanoma with interferon alfa-2b, drug rarely implicated in the induction of this disease.
topic systemic sclerosis
scleroderma
interferon alfa
url http://www.actareumatologica.com/files/article/1174_systemic_sclerosis_induced_by_interferon_alfa_treatment_of_melanoma__file.pdf
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