title: Graves' Disease following Interferon Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection.
abstract: We describe the first case of Graves' disease occurring at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, in a patient who was under treatment with interferon alfa for HCV infection. INF-α is now being widely used to treat patients with a variety of disorders including infection with hepatitis C virus. Clinical thyroid disease, hypo and hyperthyroidism can occur in up to 15% of patients. We emphasize the need for thyroid function screening before and during therapy to identify patients early in the course of their disease..
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman;
authors.forename: Omayma
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: El Shafie
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hussein
authors.forename: Waheed
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: El Awady
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Woodhouse