Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages e43-e44 , August 2010

Autoimmune hepatitis in two psoriasis patients treated with inflixmab

  • Catherine Goujon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Unit in Immunology, Lyon Sud URCI-LS, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre Bénite, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Catherine Goujon, MD, Clinical Research Unit in Immunology, Lyon Sud URCI-LS, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon 69495, Pierre Bénite, France
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  • Karima Dahel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Unit in Immunology, Lyon Sud URCI-LS, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre Bénite, France
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  • Frédéric Bérard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Université Lyon 1, UFR Lyon-Sud, INSERM U 851, IFR128, Drug Allergy Unit, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre Bénite, France
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  • Isabelle Guillot, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Unit in Immunology, Lyon Sud URCI-LS, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre Bénite, France
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  • Nathalie Gunera-Saad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Unit in Immunology, Lyon Sud URCI-LS, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre Bénite, France
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  • Jean-François Nicolas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Université Lyon 1, UFR Lyon-Sud, INSERM U 851, IFR128, Drug Allergy Unit, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre Bénite, France

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 Catherine Goujon, MD, has written this case report in collaboration with Nathalie Gunera-Saad, MD, and Jean-François Nicolas, MD, has reviewed it.

 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00255-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.02.029

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages e43-e44 , August 2010

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