Pericarditis after therapy with interferon-alpha for chronic hepatitis C.
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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Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. aboo@SINT.AZM.NL
Stockbrügger
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van der Linden
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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*
D016898:Interferon-alpha