Pulmonary complications of treatment with pegylated interferon for hepatitis C infection-Two case reports

Pulmonary complications of treatment with pegylated interferon for hepatitis C infection-Two case reports

Pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) in combination with ribavirin is the standard of care in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV). Peg-IFN is known to have a number of side effects but severe respiratory complications are uncommon. We report two cases, one of Peg-IFN induced interstitial pneumoniti...

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Main Authors: Vinod S. Hegade, M.D. MRCP, Ruchit Sood, Dinesh Saralaya, Sulleman Moreea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-07-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Interstitial pneumonitis
Bronchiolitis obliterans
HCV
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119313481

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