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CASE REPORT: Systemic Sarcoidosis Presenting as a Granulomatous Tattoo Reaction Secondary to Interferon-α Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C and Review of the Literature

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    Ali Nawras, Mohammad M. Alsolaiman, Shahid Mehboob, Catherine Bartholomew & Benedict Maliakkal

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Nawras, A., Alsolaiman, M.M., Mehboob, S. et al. CASE REPORT: Systemic Sarcoidosis Presenting as a Granulomatous Tattoo Reaction Secondary to Interferon-α Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C and Review of the Literature. Dig Dis Sci 47, 1627–1631 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015843908536

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