Pericarditis After Therapy with Interferon-alpha for Chronic Hepatitis C

Overview

Journal Clin Rheumatol

Publisher Springer

Specialty Rheumatology

Date 1999 Jun 5

PMID 10357129

Citations 10

Authors

A Boonen

R W Stockbrugger

S van der Linden

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Abstract

We report a patient with pericarditis following therapy with interferon-alpha for chronic hepatitis C viral infection. Possible relationships between pericarditis, hepatitis C and its treatment with interferon-alpha are briefly discussed.

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