Article
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus during alpha-interferon therapy for chronic viral hepatitis.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Mar 1998
Fabris P, Betterle C, Greggio N A, Zanchetta R, Bosi E, Biasin M R, de Lalla F
Abstract excerpt
A 29-year-old man was observed to develop insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus following a 5-month treatment with recombinant alpha-2b-interferon for chronic hepatitis C. After the onset of the disease, serum samples that had, respectively, been collected before therapy commencement, at month 3, and at the onset of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were tested for islet-cell (ICA-IgG), glutamic acid...
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