Dramatic improvement of watermelon stomach with alpha-interferon.
Watermelon stomach is a rare disorder causing gastric blood loss and iron deficiency anemia. We report a case that occurred during the course of post-hepatitis C cirrhosis, which condition was dramatically improved by alpha-interferon treatment.
Disdier
P
P
Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France.
Schleinitz
N
N
Perreard
M
M
Monges
D
D
Swiader
L
L
Gérolami
A
A
Harlé
J R
JR
Weiller
P J
PJ
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*
D016898:Interferon-alpha