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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Associated with Pegylated Interferon-α Plus Ribavirin Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C: Case Report and Literature Review

Combined pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN)+ribavirin (RBV) therapy has been used as a primary treatment for chronic hepatitis C. However, IFN-induced autoimmune disease, including type 1 diabetes mellitus, has been highlighted as one of the problems with this therapy. Here we report the case of a patie...

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Autores principales: Oka, Reiko, Hiroi, Naoki, Shigemitsu, Rika, Sue, Mariko, Oshima, Yasuo, Yoshida-Hiroi, Mayumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3411538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22879793
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CMED.S7815