Interferon-induced thyroid dysfunction in chronic hepatitis C

Background: Treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon is known to be associated with thyroid dysfunction (TD) in 5–14% of patients. We studied the incidence, types, outcome and risk factors predictive of thyroid dysfunction. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on all patients tr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology 2009-06, Vol.24 (6), p.1017-1023
Hauptverfasser:	Jamil, Khaleel M, Leedman, Peter J, Kontorinis, Nickolas, Tarquinio, Lorenzo, Nazareth, Saroja, McInerney, Marion, Connelly, Crystal, Flexman, James, Burke, Valerie, Metcalf, Cecily, Cheng, Wendy
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult autoimmune thyroid disease Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Chi-Square Distribution Drug Therapy, Combination Endocrinopathies Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Hepatitis C, Chronic - drug therapy hepatitis-C Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases interferon Interferon-alpha - adverse effects Interferon-alpha - therapeutic use Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms Recombinant Proteins Retrospective Studies Ribavirin - adverse effects Ribavirin - therapeutic use Risk Factors Sex Factors Thyroid Diseases - chemically induced Thyroid Function Tests Thyroid. Thyroid axis (diseases) TPO antibodies Viral diseases Viral hepatitis Western Australia
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