Article
Thyroid disorders during interferon alpha therapy in 625 patients with chronic hepatitis C: a prospective cohort study.
Annales d'endocrinologie - 1 Sept 2006
Kabbaj N, Guedira M M, El Atmani H, El Alaoui M, Mohammadi M, Benabed K, Lachkar H, Benaïssa A
Abstract excerpt
AIM: to report the prevalence, risk factors, management and long-term outcome of thyroid disorders caused by INFalpha in patients with chronic hepatitis C. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From January 1991 to December 2004, 625 patients with chronic hepatitis C underwent INFalpha therapy. TSH assay was normal and antithyroperoxidase antibodies (anti-TPO) was performed before onset antiviral treatment; then TSH was...
Topics
- Antiviral Agents
- Autoantibodies
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- Interferon-alpha
- Male
- Middle Aged
