title: [Thyroid and hepatitis C].
abstract: Autoimmune thyroid diseases are complex diseases that develop as a result of interactions between genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors. IFNa therapy of chronic HCV infection is associated with subclinical or clinical thyroiditis, while the relationship between thyroiditis and virus C infection is still debated.
authors.affiliation: CHU Hassan II, service d'endocrinologie, Fès, Maroc. hanan.elouahabi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Hanan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El Ouahabi
authors.forename: Farida
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ajdi
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha