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Interaction of interferon alpha therapy with thyroid function tests in the management of hepatitis C: a case report
BACKGROUND: Interferon alpha is a widely used therapeutic agent in the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection. Clinical thyroid disease is seen in nearly 15 % of patients receiving interferon alpha for hepatitis C virus infection. The mechanism of thyroid dysfunction with interferon alpha is eithe...
Autores principales: | Gill, Gurmit, Bajwa, Hammad, Strouhal, Peter, Buch, Harit N. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5025554/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27632981 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1028-y |
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