Pericarditis due to interferon-α therapy during treatment for chronic hepatitis C

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-302

  Gressens, B ^a   Gohy, P ^a  

^a Clinique Notre Dame de Grace   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Interferon ; Pericarditis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ADULT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HEARING DISORDER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIBIDO DISORDER; MYALGIA; MYOCARDITIS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PARANOIA; PERICARDITIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; RIGOR; SEIZURE; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SUDDEN DEATH; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; PERICARDITIS;

EID: 8444227447     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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