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ArticleSaudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association

Concurrent autoimmune hepatitis and grave's disease in hepatitis C during pegylated interferon α-2a and ribavirin therapy.

Guru V Trikudanathan, Imad Ahmad, Jonathan L Israel

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Article in Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Guru V TrikudanathanDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Medical Center, Farmington, CT, USA.
Imad Ahmad
Jonathan L Israel
Hartford Hospital · USUConn Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Classical interferon-α has been shown to be associated with the development of a variety of autoimmune disorders. A 34-year-old white woman with chronic hepatitis C virus infection who was treated with pegylated interferon α-2a and ribavirin, developed Grave's disease and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) at 32 and 44 weeks, respectively, following initiation of the therapy. The diagnosis of AIH was made based on the new development of anti-smooth muscle antibodies, anti-mitochondrial antibodies, and liver biopsy findings. It was confirmed by positive response to steroid challenge and was assessed according to the international AIH scoring system. Based on the previous case reports, we review the existing literature. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of multiple autoimmune disorders during interferon-based therapy for chronic hepatitis.

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AdultAntiviral AgentsBiopsyDiagnosis, DifferentialDrug CarriersDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraves DiseaseHepacivirusHepatitis, AutoimmuneHepatitis C, ChronicHumansInterferon-alphaLiverPolyethylene GlycolsAntiviral AgentsDrug CarriersInterferon-alphapeginterferon alfa-2aPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinant ProteinsRibavirinRNA, Viral

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PMID21912063
PMCPMC3178924
OpenAlexW2025843259

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