Thyroid disorders in patients with chronic hepatitis C using interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy

Objective: To investigate the frequency of thyroid disorders (TD) in patients with chronic hepatitis C before and during interferon-alpha (IFN-α) and ribavirin (RIB) treatment. Study design: Prospective study. Patients and Methods: We prospectively studied 65 anti-HCV and viral RNA positive patients...

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Main Authors: Luis Jesuino de Oliveira Andrade, PhD, Ajax Mercês Atta, PhD, Maria Luiza Brito de Sousa Atta, PhD, Célia Neder Kalil Mangabeira, MSc, Raymundo Paraná, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011702082