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[Reactivation of tuberculosis during dual therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C].
La Revue de medecine interne - 1 Nov 2010
Belkahla N, Kchir H, Maamouri N, Ouerghi H, Hariz F B, Chouaib S, Chaabouni H, Mami N B
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C viral infection can be associated with other infectious diseases including viral and bacterial infections such as tuberculosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection may be latent for many years and revealed during an immunodeficiency state. The responsibility of antiviral treatment in the reactivation of tuberculosis is controversial. We report two cases of tuberculous reactivation during bitherapy...
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