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ArticleHepatitis monthly2010

Interferon-alpha induced and ribavirin induced thyroid dysfunction in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Amina Nadeem, Muhammad Mazhar Hussain, Muhammad Aslam, Tassawar Hussain

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Article in Hepatitis monthly, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amina NadeemDepartment of Physiology, Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. nadeemamina@yahoo.com
Muhammad Mazhar Hussain
Muhammad Aslam
Tassawar Hussain
Army Medical College · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is one of the commonest infectious diseases of the liver and may lead to cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. Combination therapy with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) and Ribavirin is the treatment of choice for CHC. Combination therapy is thought to act by means of antiviral mechanisms and immunomodulation. Thyroid dysfunction is the most common autoimmune adverse effect associated with combination therapy; hypothyroidism is more common than hyperthyroidism. Antithyroid antibodies and female sex have a predictive value in the development of interferon induced thyroid disease (IITD). Patients with CHC should be informed of the possibility of side effects on the thyroid gland. Screening for antithyroid antibodies and thyroid function tests should be performed in patients with CHC before the commencement of antiviral treatment, and during and after it. This article reviews different aspects of IITD, including its pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, association with treatment regimens and treatment response and the outcome of thyroid dysfunction.

Indexed as

Chronic Hepatitis CInterferonRibavirinThyroid Disease

Identifiers

PMID22312386
PMCPMC3270356
OpenAlexW1597853314

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