Ischemic Colitis During Pegylated Interferon-Alpha and Ribavirin Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C

Rare cases of ischemic colitis associated with interferon-alpha (IFN-α) treatment for chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection and metastatic cancer have been reported. The present study describes the first case of ischemic colitis attributable to pegylated IFN-α and ribavirin combination therapy in an H...

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Main Authors: Yvette Leung, Stefan J Urbanski, Lynn Schindel, Robert P Myers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/687836