- Interferon-Alpha-Induced Destructive Thyroiditis Followed by Graves' Disease in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C: A Case Report
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Kim BK, Choi YS, Park YH, Lee SU
- KMID: 1786023
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2011 Dec;26(12):1638-1641.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.12.1638
Interferon-induced thyroiditis (IIT) is a major clinical problem for patients receiving interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) therapy. But, destructive thyroiditis followed by Graves' disease associated with IFN-alpha therapy is very rarely reported. Herein,... -
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- A Case of Polymyositis with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Associated with Interferon alpha Treatment for Hepatitis B
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Lee SW, Kim KC, Oh DH, Jung SS, Yoo DH, Kim SY, Choe G, Kim TH
- KMID: 2157611
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2002 Feb;17(1):141-143.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2002.17.1.141
Polymyositis is a rare complication of interferon alpha treatment as a result of immunemodulating role of the drug itself. In this case, interferon alpha induced polymyositis and cardiomyopathy is diagnosed... -
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- Interstitial Pneumonitis in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C and Chronic Renal Failure on Interferon Therapy
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Kang EJ, Kim DK, Jeon SR, Choi HS, Jeong SW, Jang JY, Lee JS, Uh ST
- KMID: 1792815
- Korean J Gastroenterol.
- 2011 Jul;58(1):47-52.
- doi: 10.4166/kjg.2011.58.1.47
After 4-months of alpha interferon (IFN-alpha), a 64-year old woman with chronic hepatitis C developed a cough and dyspnea and showed diffuse infiltrative opacities on her chest X-ray. Her symptoms... -
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