Sudden hearing loss in chronic hepatitis C patient suffering from Turner syndrome, treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 345-350

  Piekarska, Anna ^a   Jozefowicz Korczynska, Magdalena ^a   Wojcik, Kamila ^a   Berkan, Ewa ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Complications; Hearing loss; Hepatitis C; Pegylated interferon; Ribiavirin; Treatment; Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; PEGINTERFERON; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CASE REPORT; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEAFNESS; TREATMENT DURATION; TURNER SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; RIBAVIRIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 34547772129     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020701261413     Document Type: Article

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