Interferon-α induced psoriatic arthritis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia during chronic hepatitis C treatment.
Acta Reumatol Port
; 39(4): 327-30, 2014.
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| ID: mdl-25341062
ABSTRACT
Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) can occur simultaneously with a myriad of rheumatic diseases or can induce autoimmunity. Inflammatory arthropathy is the main extra-hepatic manifestation of infection by virus C. In addition, the treatment for CHC with INF-α and ribavirin is also able to cause some immune-mediated events. The present case report describes an unusual case of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) during therapy for CHC.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Arthritis, Psoriatic
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Interferon-alpha
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Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Reumatol Port
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article