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Thyroid hormonal disturbances related to treatment of hepatitis C with interferon-alpha and ribavirin

OBJECTIVE: To characterize thyroid disturbances induced by interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C. INTRODUCTION: Interferon-alpha is used to treat chronic hepatitis C infections. This compound commonly induces both autoimmune and non-autoimmune thyroiditis. METHO...

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Autores principales: Danilovic, Debora Lucia Seguro, Mendes-Correa, Maria Cassia, Chammas, Maria Cristina, Zambrini, Heverton, Marui, Suemi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3180154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22012048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322011001000014