Development of arthritis and hypothyroidism during alpha-interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 415-419

  Pittau, E ^a   Bogliolo, A ^a,c   Tinti, A ^a   Mela, Q ^b   Ibba, G ^b   Salis, G ^a   Perpignano, G ^a  

^a I Cattedra di Reumatologia   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Clinica Medica   (Italy)

^c I Cattedra di Reumatologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha interferon; Arthritis; Autoimmune hypothyroidism; Chronic active hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ALPHAN1 INTERFERON; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2A INTERFERON;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MIDDLE AGED; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0030849525     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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