A case of acute phase ulcerative colitis like colitis developed by the interferon-β therapy for chronic hepatitis C

Japanese Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 680-684

  Awakawa, Teruhito ^a   Hirohashi, Sae ^a   Hasegawa, Kimiko ^a   Tsukuda, Hiroyuki ^a   Ibayashi, Yumiko ^a   Hirane, Toshimitsu ^a   Kobayashi, Takeaki ^a   Bekki, Eiichi ^a   Imai, Kohzoh ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA INTERFERON; MESALAZINE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; VIRUS RNA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0038647285     PISSN: 04466586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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