The natural history of interferon-α induced thyroiditis in chronic hepatitis c patients: a long term study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Autoimmune thyroid disease is a common complication of patients with chronic hepatitis C undergoing combination pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin treatment. A small proportion develops interferon-induced thyroiditis of which the l...

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Main Authors: Tran Huy A, Jones Tracey L, Ianna Elizabeth A, Reeves Glenn EM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:Thyroid Research
Online Access:http://www.thyroidresearchjournal.com/content/4/1/2