Pegylated interferon alpha-2a-associated life-threatening Evans' syndrome in a patient with chronic hepatitis C

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Lambotte, Olivier ^a   Gelu Simeon, Moana ^a   Maigne, Gwenola ^a   Kotb, Rami ^a   Buffet, Catherine ^a   Delfraissy, Jean François ^a   Goujard, Cécile ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Haemolytic anaemia; Hepatitis C; Interferon; Side effect; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CYTOPENIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AGED; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27644498501     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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