title: A case report of painful oral ulcerations associated with the use of alpha interferon in a patient with chronic hepatitis due to non-A non-B non-C virus.
abstract: The following case report is of a patient who received alpha interferon for non-A, non-B, non-C chronic hepatitis and developed severe painful oral ulcerations associated with inanition and weight loss. The association of painful oral ulcerations with interferon therapy has not been reported before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Qaseem
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jafri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abid
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha