Thyroid dysfunction during interferon alpha therapy for chronic hepatitis C

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 546-547

  Shen, Lily ^a   Bui, Chuong ^a   Mansberg, Robert ^a   Nguyen, Diep ^a   Alam Fotias, Sharon ^a  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpha interferon therapy; Thyroid dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; SUBACUTE THYROIDITIS; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RIBAVIRIN; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; THYROIDITIS;

EID: 22644443239     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000170014.35693.6c     Document Type: Article

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