Exacerbation of psoriasis induced by interferon-alpha treatment for melanoma

Tas F., Atsu N.

CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY, cilt.35, sa.1, ss.83-84, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/15569527.2015.1020545
  • Dergi Adı: CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.83-84
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Exacerbation, interferon, melanoma, psoriasis
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Interferon-alpha is one of the major immune modulating agents used in current oncology practice, including melanoma. We present a case of psoriasis exacerbation induced by INF- in a patient with melanoma.