title: [A periappendiceal abscess during combination interferon and ribavirin treatment for chronic hepatitis C].
abstract: A 57-year old woman received interferon alfa-2b and ribavirin combination treatment for chronic hepatitis C. High fever and lower abdominal pain developed 10 months after the start of treatment. Antibiotic drugs were not effective. After two weeks, colonoscopic findings revealed a periappendiceal abscess. After colonoscopy study, fever decreased. We have to suspect abscess formation too as appearing a high fever during interferon and ribavirin combination treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Teruko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hino
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toubaru
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Korekoda
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hisamochi
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuhara
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tsuruta
authors.forename: Ryukichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumashiro
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sata
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012254:Ribavirin