Possible Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia Associated with Pegylated Interferon-α2a Plus Ribavarin Treatment for Hepatitis C [2]

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 84-86

  Medeiros, Bruno C ^a   Seligman, Paul A ^a   Everson, Gregory T ^a   Forman, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN; THROMBOPOIETIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0346749418     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200401000-00019     Document Type: Letter

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