title: [Case of chronic type C hepatitis complicated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura that was successfully treated by interferon therapy].
abstract: We report a case of chronic hepatitis C complicated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), successfully treated with interferon (IFN) beta. A 65-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C with IFN beta. ITP was also diagnosed because of the presence of platelet associated IgG and the findings of bone marrow examination. We started IFN therapy, which resulted in normalization of transaminases, complete HCV eradication, and increased number of platelet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karasawa
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Togashi
authors.forename: Katsushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onodera
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haga
authors.forename: Rika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Misawa
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanjo
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okumoto
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishise
authors.forename: Junitsu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugahara
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Sumio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016899:Interferon-beta