Vertebral osteopenia due to bone marrow hyperplasia during interferon-α and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C

We report the magnetic resonance imaging of a severe, but fully reversible, vertebral osteopenia, due to bone marrow hyperplasia, occurring in a patient with chronic hepatitis C treated with the interferon-α/ribavirin combination.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Digestive and liver disease 2003-10, Vol.35 (10), p.732-734
Hauptverfasser:	Framarin, L, Avataneo, T, Salzedo, E, Badalamenti, S, Tappero, G, Rosina, F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Bone Diseases, Metabolic - etiology Bone Marrow - pathology Chronic hepatitis C Hepatitis C, Chronic - drug therapy Humans Hyperplasia Interferon-alpha - therapeutic use Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Osteopenia Recombinant Proteins Ribavirin - therapeutic use Ribavirin therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the magnetic resonance imaging of a severe, but fully reversible, vertebral osteopenia, due to bone marrow hyperplasia, occurring in a patient with chronic hepatitis C treated with the interferon-α/ribavirin combination.
ISSN:	1590-8658 1878-3562
DOI:	10.1016/S1590-8658(03)00418-3