title: Interferon treatment for thrombocytopenia associated with chronic HCV infection.
abstract: Thrombocytopenia is commonly seen in patients with chronic liver disease, due mainly to hypersplenism secondary to portal hypertension. We report a case of chronic hepatitis C admitted with thrombocytopenia of unknown cause. The patient s symptoms and platelet count improved markedly with interferon treatment. We conclude that interferon treatment in chronic C hepatitis may improve HCV-induced thrombocytopenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uygun
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kadayifci
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ercin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bagci
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dagalp
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins