title: Pericarditis after therapy with interferon-alpha for chronic hepatitis C.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. aboo@SINT.AZM.NL
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boonen
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Stockbrügger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van der Linden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha