Acute Hepatitis Induced by Alpha-Interferon in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C
Hepatic adverse effects occur very rarely with alpha-interferon therapy. A case of acute hepatitis induced by alpha-interferon in a 33-year-old man with chronic hepatitis C is described. The patient developed acute hepatitis with very high aminotransferase activity and jaundice. After discontinuing...
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| description | Hepatic adverse effects occur very rarely with alpha-interferon therapy. A case of acute hepatitis induced by alpha-interferon in a 33-year-old man with chronic hepatitis C is described. The patient developed acute hepatitis with very high aminotransferase activity and jaundice. After discontinuing alpha-interferon therapy, hepatitis resolved rapidly. The immune-mediated mechanism is the most probable cause of this hepatitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-82a92215ffe7422798a24411accfa9502025-02-03T06:08:01ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002001-01-0115533333510.1155/2001/510742Acute Hepatitis Induced by Alpha-Interferon in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis CIvan Kraus0Dinko Vitezic1Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, CroatiaDepartment for Science and Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Centre Rijeka, CroatiaHepatic adverse effects occur very rarely with alpha-interferon therapy. A case of acute hepatitis induced by alpha-interferon in a 33-year-old man with chronic hepatitis C is described. The patient developed acute hepatitis with very high aminotransferase activity and jaundice. After discontinuing alpha-interferon therapy, hepatitis resolved rapidly. The immune-mediated mechanism is the most probable cause of this hepatitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/510742 |
| spellingShingle | Ivan Kraus Dinko Vitezic Acute Hepatitis Induced by Alpha-Interferon in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Acute Hepatitis Induced by Alpha-Interferon in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C |
| title_full | Acute Hepatitis Induced by Alpha-Interferon in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C |
| title_fullStr | Acute Hepatitis Induced by Alpha-Interferon in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Hepatitis Induced by Alpha-Interferon in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C |
| title_short | Acute Hepatitis Induced by Alpha-Interferon in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C |
| title_sort | acute hepatitis induced by alpha interferon in a patient with chronic hepatitis c |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/510742 |
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