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Bilateral Skin Ulceration after Injection of Pegylated Interferon-α-2b in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C

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We acknowledge financial support for this study from the Ministero della Salute (Programma di Ricerca Finalizzata anno 2002). The authors have provided no IFNormation on conflicts of interest directly relevant to the content of this study.

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  1. Chair of Infective Diseases, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University ‘Magna Graecia’ of Catanzaro, Regional Pharmacovigilance Center, ‘Mater Domini’ University Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy

    L. Gallelli, B. Caroleo, N. Marigliano & G. B. De Sarro

  2. Chair of Pharmacology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University ‘Magna Graecia’ of Catanzaro, Regional Pharmacovigilance Center, ‘Mater Domini’ University Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy

    V. Guadagnino & A. Izzi

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Gallelli, L., Guadagnino, V., Caroleo, B. et al. Bilateral Skin Ulceration after Injection of Pegylated Interferon-α-2b in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C. Clin. Drug Investig. 23, 615–619 (2003). https://doi.org/10.2165/00044011-200323090-00009

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