Article
[Pegylated-interferon alpha plus ribavirin-induced subacute thyroiditis in chronic hepatitis C].
Endocrinologia y nutricion : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Endocrinologia y Nutricion - 1 Mar 2009
Abellán Galiana Pablo, Pérez-Lázaro Antonia, Aguilera Sancho-Tello Victoria, Merino Torres Juan Francisco, Berenguer Haym Marina, Piñón Sellés Francisco
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis C virus infection may be associated with extrahepatic manifestations. Thyroid disease related to chronic hepatitis C virus infection has been associated with interferon-alpha treatment. We present the case of a 40-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, who developed subacute thyroiditis during treatment with pegylated interferon-alpha plus ribavirin.
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