Development of transient thyroid disease and reaction during treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon

Six of 50 (12%) patients with chronic hepatitis C who were treated with interferon developed thyroid disease or an autoimmune thyroid reaction while undergoing treatment. One patient developed silent thyroiditis, with an increase in serum triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), free T3, free T4, and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of gastroenterology 1994-06, Vol.29 (3), p.289-292
Hauptverfasser:	Kodama, T, Katabami, S, Kamijo, K, Katanuma, A, Yamashita, K, Azuma, N, Tamaki, T, Yachi, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Autoantibodies - biosynthesis Female Hepatitis C - therapy Hepatitis, Chronic - therapy Humans Hypothyroidism - etiology Interferon Type I - adverse effects Interferon Type I - therapeutic use Interferon-alpha - adverse effects Interferon-alpha - therapeutic use Male Recombinant Proteins Thyroid Hormones - metabolism Thyroiditis - etiology Thyroiditis, Autoimmune - etiology
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