Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis during Pegylated Interferon Alfa and Ribavirin Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C

Table 1

Cutaneous side effects of interferon.

Most common	Pruritus, xerosis, eczema, and localized inflammation at injection site
Relatively common	Psoriasis, lichen planus, and vitiligo
Isolated	Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis, erythematosus lupus, Meyerson’s naevi, facial erythema, hypopigmented atrophic plaques, hyperpigmentation, alopecia, Sweet’s syndrome, calcified nodules, sclerodermatous graft versus host disease, cutaneous necrosis, fixed drug eruption, rheumatoid artritis, panniculitis, pemphigus foliaceus, Raynaud’s phenomenon, vasculitis, and urticaria